2014 McLaren P1 Makes Its U.S.. Debut W/ Jay Leno

  

 2014 McLaren P1

  Finally the very first 2014 McLaren has made its ways to the United States. Seems only fitting the largest car collector in America get it! Jay Leno took delivery of his very own 2014 McLaren P1. Reportedly only a few hours ago. Although coming with a $1.15 Million Dollar sticker while boasting an unheard 903 horsepower engine this is still one of the most anticipated super-cars of this new decade. The P1 actually debuted at the Paris Motor Show, Mondial de l'Automobile back in 2012. It was more of a design study than a reality back then. Many wondered how anyone could get a car to go that fast be that powerful and still be feasible economical to drive at 38MPG.
     We all remember the days of the 12 and 16cylinders that were going fast and hard in a straight line for a mile or so, if that. Managing a good 7-9 MPG before sucking down all the fuel. Those were the good old days of gas guzzlin' shooting in a straight line real fast! The McLaren P1 it seems is intended to be more than the builders of this super-car had a singular objective which such skill and technology at hand. And that was to hand craft the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished super-car ever made, introducing the the 2014 McLaren P1.

What makes the P1 special...glad you asked below are the specifications on the 2014 McLaren P1...

• 3.8L V8 Twin-Turbo Hybrid
• 0-60 in 2.8 Seconds 
• 28 MPG 
• Braking:60-0 in less than 100-Feet 

         We all remember back just 20 years ago when the McLaren F1 was introduced and how it immediately raise the performance bar. Seems we are at that point once again. The P1 is much more than just a car, a super-car it is in fact a culmination of years of technological advances all seemingly merged to work together in perfect harmony. The P1 it seems is more of culmination an culmination of over 50 years of automotive heritage and prestige as the McLaren name runs deep in racing with roots deeply connected.
             Acceleration-seems getting it going is only half the battle. I mean anything you can get up to 217 MPH makes acceleration actually the bad guy. Myself and possibly a few more feel that stopping at such speeds should be deemed the more important of the two. Fortunately McLaren has taken this under consideration and actually done most super-car makers don't, mention the braking system.
        Having to bring nearly 1,000 horsepower under control and to a stop is no easy task. Thank goodness McLaren addressed the issue of STOPPING the P1 as any successful super car has much better ways of stopping it than accelerating it.  Delivered by Akebono Systems are formulated Carbon Ceramic discs, coated in Silicon Carbide. A controlled inferno brings the P1 to a complete stop from over 60 MPH to 0 in less than 90  Feet using thousands of degrees of controlled heat.  Top speed is electronically limited to 350 km/h (217 mph).