The new hyper hybrid hits 1,258 bhp, is limited to 217 mph, has DRS and an airbrake, and can come to a halt from 124 mph in just 100 meters. Yet none of this is the car’s real party piece.

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.

A 4.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine is combined with McLaren’s E-module electric motor and battery to develop 1,258bhp overall which is sent to the rear wheels alone. Combine