It’s hard to believe that a decade has already passed since the introduction of the McLaren P1. Alongside the awkwardly named Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, the P1 demonstrated that hybrid technology can add to the supercar experience, not neuter it. The idea of a fully-electric supercar from brands like McLaren, Porsche and Ferrari is still something we’ll have to grapple with at a later date, but for now we’ve just hopped onto the next stepping stone to electrification.
Costing almost £1m and limited to 375 examples, the P1 was part-hypercar, part-proof of concept. It showed that a tiny battery can be used to make a performance car even quicker, but it could only manage six miles on electric power alone. Its hypercar credentials meant it could never act as a daily driver.
