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The W1 Dilemma: Can Vossen Save McLaren’s New King from the P1’s Shadow?

As the spiritual successor to the Holy Trinity’s hybrid pioneer surfaces at Monterey, the McLaren W1 faces the impossible task of outshining a legend.

The ghost of 2013 is haunting the Monterey peninsula this week. For over a decade, the McLaren P1 has stood as the definitive hybrid hypercar, a founding member of the so-called…

Despite being the next chapter in Woking’s ultimate-series lineage, the W1 has faced a strangely quiet reception in the hypercar stratosphere.

The visual competition in California is fierce. Strolling through the paddocks, one is confronted by a 'rolling deep' collection of McLaren history, ranging from the track-only…

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As the spiritual successor to the Holy Trinity’s hybrid pioneer surfaces at Monterey, the McLaren W1 faces the impossible task of outshining a legend.

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