As McLaren began production of the P1 in 2013, the British marque pipped rivals including Ferrari and Porsche to lay claim to the world’s first hybrid supercar.

With its outrageously powerful 3.8-litre V-8 engine boosted by a 131 kilowatt electric motor, the P1 produced a combined 903 brake horsepower, and an equally prodigious 664 pound-feet of torque.

The hybrid powertrain provided other benefits, too, smoothing power delivery as the engine’s twin turbochargers spooled, while gifting the P1 with a short electric-only driving range.

It also made it one of the quickest-accelerating production cars at the time, with 0-100 km/h arriving in 2.8 seconds, and 0-200 km/h in 6.8 seconds, on the way to a maximum speed of 350 km/h.

Designed by McLaren’s Frank Stephenson (whose signature appears towards the lip of the front boot), the P1’s body incorporated active aerodynamics, including an airbrake spoiler, and the ability to be lowered by 50 millimetres in its race setting.

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