It is amazing to think that just over a decade ago, the sun was rising on a new era of hypercars.

The automotive industry was quickly moving into the future, and with that came electrification and hybrid powertrains to not only improve efficiency but also push the envelope of performance.

Leading the charge were McLaren, Ferrari, and Porsche, each with a slightly different take on how best to extract the greatest performance from the marriage of combustion engine and electric motor.

The result was three of the most spectacular hypercars of the modern era: the P1, LaFerrari, and 918 Spyder.

Not only were these three cars important performance benchmarks for their respective manufacturers, but they would also serve as testbeds for cutting-edge technologies which were to eventually trickle down to their higher-production offerings.

For McLaren, the P1 was a watershed moment in the history of the company.

Having just returned to road-car production with their spectacular MP4-12C spor...