McLaren to Unveil P1 Supercar

McLaren Automotive will present its latest supercar, the P1, as a design study at the Paris auto show next week. The company says the car's goal is to be the world's "best driver's car" on and off the track.

McLaren plans to introduce a production version of the car next year and put it on sale within 12 months thereafter.

The P1 will be made almost entirely of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic at McLaren's factory in Woking, England. One media report speculates the car will be able to zoom from zero to 62 mph in less than three seconds and reach a top speed of 200 mph or more.

McLaren will release more details about the two-seater on Sept. 27. The company claims the P1 will be the "quickest and most rewarding" production road car and "the most technologically advanced and dynamically accomplished supercar ever made."

McLaren says the P1 will outperform and cost considerably more than its 12C supercar, whose Spider model retails for $268,000.