McLaren is a pioneer in the use of carbon fibre, and it features extensively throughout the McLaren P1™, not least in the MonoCage chassis and the aerodynamically-shaped body panels, but also inside ...

To sell the McLaren P1 as that alone though would underplay ... The aerodynamics were enhanced further by an active chassis setup whose ride height could drop by up to 50mm in race mode.

The McLaren P1's price tag of £866,000 was academic ... and each corner meticulously monitored and controlled by McLaren's Race Chassis Control active dampers. You’d expect the spec-sheet ...

The cutting-edge hybrid-powered P1 took its place next to Ferrari ... The door hinges are also part of the chassis with ...

But despite being less powerful and a tad slower, McLaren's P1 is the more jaw-dropping of the two, not to mention the healthier for the planet and the harder to get.

The W1 is the successor to McLaren’s F1 and P1 hypercars, so how does the new kid match up to its red-hot predecessors?