Hypercar manufacturer McLaren has finally unveiled the successor to the legendary F1 and record-shattering P1. The McLaren W1 will hit the road in 2026 and offers several improvements over its direct predecessors—even if some of its specs seem on par with other recent McLarens, including the 750S and P1.

McLaren has officially launched its latest hypercar, the McLaren W1, a cutting-edge successor to the legendary F1 and P1 models. Dubbed the “real supercar,” the W1 pushes the boundaries of performance and technology, setting new benchmarks in the world of road-legal supercars.

McLaren's next-generation halo hypercar has a name—and a reveal date. But what can we expect from this likely electrified successor to the F1 and P1?

Hard as it may be to believe — in part because the automaker continues to find ways to celebrate it — it's been almost nine years since production wrapped on the McLaren P1 hypercar.

A plug-in-hybrid V-8 powertrain and Formula 1-inspired aerodynamic elements should make the W1 a real beast on the track.

McLaren on Wednesday released a video to social media listing the attributes of its cars whose names end with the number “1,” i.e. the F1 and P1. The video concludes with the date Oct. 6 on display, suggesting that this is when the P1 successor will be revealed.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a name. On Friday, McLaren announced the name of the secret new hypercar set to debut in a little more than a week: come October 6th, we'll be meeting the McLaren W1.

McLaren has released the successor to its iconic F1 and P1 supercars – the W1. Built ‘with McLaren’s World Championship mindset’, the hybrid W1 arrives with a number of Formula One-inspired touches and some next-level technology designed to enable it to go as quickly as possible.

The newly unveiled model offers 1,258 horsepower and a limited edition of 399—and there’s already a buyer for every one

McLaren has unveiled a new hypercar successor to the P1, and it will cost £2m. It'll be the fastest ever road legal McLaren.