McLaren’s New, More Powerful P1 Supercar Will Cost a Cool $3.4M

McLaren is building a track-focused version of its P1 supercar. McLaren

McLaren supercar owners have let the money-scented canned oxygen they breathe go to their heads. They’re demanding an even more powerful version of the P1.

That’s McLaren’s justification for building the P1 GTR, a track-dedicated spinoff of the supercar that may be the best vehicle on the road today. With a top speed electronically limited to 217 mph, the P1 ran one of the fastest laps ever on Germany’s daunting Nurburgring Nordschleiffe circuit. It goes from 0 to 60 mph in under three seconds, and to 186 mph in 17 seconds. The McLaren F1, once the world’s fastest production car, did that in 22 seconds.

Once McLaren has finished with the 375 P1s that it plans to deliver, it will start building the car’s demonic brother. The automaker has history on its side here. The powered-up GTR version of its famed F1 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995.

We don’t have details on how McLaren is squeezing more power out of the P1′s twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 and electric motor, but we know it wants to upgrade from 903 to 986 brake horsepower with a “more extreme” powertrain. The GTR will be styled for the track, with a wider stance and tires made for racing. It won’t be street-legal, so McLaren can ignore book-loads of regulations that would otherwise hold it back.

Naturally, the price is going up. The P1 sells for $1.15 million. The GTR will cost £1.98 million. That’s $3.36 million. McLaren hasn’t decided how many cars it will build, but says production will be “strictly limited.” For the few customers who get one, the price tag includes time with Design Director Frank Stephenson and access to McLaren’s racing simulators, plus the chance to take part in at least six drive events at Formula 1 circuits. Simply having the cash on hand doesn’t qualify you for a GTR. McLaren will only consider selling to 375 guys and gals who have already bought the road-going P1.

The rest of us will have to settle for high-res photos and video of the P1 GTR.

The McLaren f1 GTR won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995. McLaren