Hypercars

How Lanzante Got McLaren's Blessing to Decapitate the P1 Hypercar

A 1-of-5 McLaren P1 Spider is heading to auction, but Woking never built one. This is the story of how a trusted independent partner was sanctioned to re-engineer one of the world's most complex hypercar chassis.

While the collector world fawns over factory specials, a listing on duPont REGISTRY Live presents a rarer beast entirely: a McLaren P1 Spider. This isn't a forgotten prototype.

That McLaren would sanction such a radical operation speaks volumes about its relationship with Lanzante.

This model of sanctioned partnership stands in stark contrast to the approach at Maranello.

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A 1-of-5 McLaren P1 Spider is heading to auction, but Woking never built one. This is the story of how a trusted independent partner was sanctioned to re-engineer one of the world's most complex hypercar chassis.

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