1,258hp and 1,000kg of downforce—yeah, this thing is wild
It’s the most aerodynamically advanced road-going McLaren to date
In the era of hyper-fast, comically powerful electric cars, we risk becoming immune to big numbers. The shape-shifting McLaren W1 is here to straighten a few things out.At its heart sits an all-new V8 hybrid powertrain with a
by Jason Barlow
Behold the madness of the build
MadMac is finished! Well, it looks that way on the outside. As you'd expect with a bespoke, one-off drift hypercar, the testing phase didn't exactly run smoothly. As in, 'the 1,000bhp engine is so powerful it's twisting
by Ollie Kew
It comes complete with all the GS Adventure accessories
In the latter half of 2023, BMW Motorrad overhauled its GS lineup, from the smaller F800 and F900 (formerly F750 and F850, respectively) to the bigger R1300 (previously R1250). There was something missing from the roster, though: the range-topping R1300 GS
He really is that mad
As you'll have seen, Red Bull athlete and sworn enemy to all tyres 'Mad' Mike Whiddett is currently busy heading a project to build a drift hypercar out of a McLaren P1.TopGear.com will be bringing you exclusive insights into
by Ollie Kew
Only 375 units were built
You don't need us to tell you about the McLaren P1 these days, do you? If you're anything like as weird as we are, you'll have spent the past decade or so consuming every detail and morsel of information
by Greg Potts
It’s road-legal, too
Goodness. This is the Lanzante P1 GTR-18, and isn't it just the most stunning thing you've seen all year?Before we get lost in that livery, though, some background-Lanzante was the race team responsible for McLaren's shock
by Greg Potts
While we wait for the day we can finally hit the track again
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing us all to lock ourselves up inside our homes, we gearheads have to resort to watching videos and looking for content online to quench our thirst to go out and drive again.But while we
It’s a very diverse set of cars
This is the car that turned electric power from an oddball curio into a properly desirable object. By now, the Model S's achievements are basically hard-coded into every car person's psyche. We know it can out-drag supercars. We
See how carmakers have strengthened their commitment to alternative-fuel vehicles
Arguably the world's first truly mass-market, mass-produced, purpose-built EV, the normal-looking Leaf arrived in 2010. In the last decade, Nissan has shifted almost half-a-million of the things (last year, it was the best-selling EV
Embezzlement does not pay
A selection of hypercars seized by the Swiss authorities back in 2016 as part of an investigation into Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the impoverished but oil-rich West African state, Equatorial Guinea)
And the changes—inspired by the MP4/4—aren’t purely aesthetic
Ayrton Senna won the first of his three Formula 1 world championships in 1988, behind the wheel of a McLaren MP4/4. One especially devoted and especially wealthy Senna fan is honoring that anniversary with this-a P1 GTR (not an actual
by Tom Harrison
His unit is practically a one-off
The McLaren P1 has long ceased production, but if there's anybody out there who wants to own one, you're in luck-2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button is selling his unit via UK-based reseller Steve Hurn Cars.
The hits and controversies
Fastest production car: Porsche 911 GT2 RS (6min 47.3sec)Porsche ends 2017 avenging its vanquished ex-lap record holder, the 918 Spyder. Its ultimate road-going 911-the 691hp, 340kph GT2 RS-set a new production car record in October 2017,
by Ollie Kew
And why he'll never buy a McLaren F1
What exactly does a Formula 1 world champion drive when he's away from the track? Something as slow and soothing as possible, presumably, to help balm those frayed nerves?Nah, not a bit of it, not when you're Jenson Button.
by Jack Rix
"Don't floor it coming out of a corner"
Turbocharged no-nos. There are a handful of things to watch out for when it comes to turbos, including temperature, oil flow, and your fuel's octane rating-more so when you've made numerous modifications to your vehicle. Engineering Explained, uhm,
by Drei Laurel
Almost too good to be true
The McLaren 720S. At last...Few car companies are mapping out the same intergalactic trajectory as McLaren. From a standing start less than a decade ago, Woking's finest have ridden out some early speed bumps and gone on to blow our
by Jason Barlow
A hypercar for little gearheads
If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here.For a car company with less than eight years of experience building road cars, McLaren is currently knocking them out at quite the rate.
Perfect on any shelf or desk
Days ago, we broke the sad news that McLaren would be ending production of its P1 model. The hybrid hypercar, which can blast from zero to 100kph in a blink of an eye (2.8 seconds), and top out at a "limited"
Final unit rolls off production line
Just like people, automobiles also have a certain lifespan. There have been nameplates that had "lived" a number of years or gone through several generations before their manufacturers decided it was time for them to retire. Some models that come to mind
