McLaren are appearing for the first time at an International Motor Show and previewing the next ultimate supercar – the McLaren P1 –

This car takes its technological and spiritual inspiration from the company’s Racing division.  The McLaren P1 is to be the best driver’s car in the world on road and track.

After just launching the fantastic McLaren Spider now at the Paris Motor Show, Mondial de l’Automobile 2012, the McLaren P1 is to be previewed as a design study ahead of a production version next year. The company boldly aims to put the new supercar on sale within 12 months.

‘The McLaren P1 will be the result of 50 years of racing and road car heritage,’ says McLaren Automotive Executive Chairman Ron Dennis. ‘Twenty years ago we raised the supercar performance bar with the McLaren F1 and our goal with the McLaren P1 is to redefine it once again.’

‘Our aim is not necessarily to be the fastest in absolute top speed but to be the quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit,’ says McLaren Automotive Managing Director Antony Sheriff. ‘It is the true test of a supercar’s all round ability and a much more important technical statement. Our goal is to make the McLaren P1 the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar ever made.’

When the McLaren P1 goes into production later next year, it will sit above the 12C and 12C Spider, in terms of both price and performance.

More information will be released at the Paris Motor Show.

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