Supercars

Mugello’s Profane Epiphany: The 1,257-HP Exorcism of the McLaren W1

Woking’s latest hybrid titan drops the 'super' descriptor for a $2.1 million masterclass in track-focused violence.

Defining the divide between a supercar and a hypercar has long been a game of semantics played by marketing departments and thumb-twiddling enthusiasts.

The W1 arrives as the spiritual and technical successor to the P1—a car that famously formed one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' alongside the Ferrari LaFerrari and the Porsche 918…

Pushing through the final left-hand turn at Mugello, the W1 finds its footing on warm Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires. The acceleration is not merely fast; it is transformative.

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Woking’s latest hybrid titan drops the 'super' descriptor for a $2.1 million masterclass in track-focused violence.

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