McLaren has confirmed that its next supercar to follow on from the F1 and P1 models will be called ‘W1’.
Said to ‘celebrate McLaren’s World Championship mindset’, the car’s reveal next week will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Woking-based firm winning its first Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship and Emerson Fittipaldi winning the 1974 World Drivers’ Championship with the brand.
As with the F1 and P1 supercars, the new W1 is expected to use the very latest technology that McLaren has at its disposal. The P1, for example, was one of the first of its kind to combine a 3.8-litre V8 engine with an electric motor and battery for a 0-60mph time of under three seconds.
The new McLaren W1 will be officially unveiled at 13:00 on Sunday, October 6.
