McLaren is, first and foremost, a racing outfit. That's why it seemed odd that, when producing its first road-going supercar – the legendary McLaren F1 – it did not originally intend to take it racing. Of course competitive minds prevailed, and the rest is history: the resulting McLaren F1 GTR not only win in its own GT1 class, but beat out more advanced Le Mans prototypes to positively dominate endurance racing in the mid-90s.
Now McLaren is out to revive that spirit with the announcement of the new P1 GTR. Instead of a racer, though, the P1 GTR will be – as expected – a track toy for wealthy clients... most of whom will probably be drawn from the existing pool of McLaren P1road-car owners. Think of it as Woking's answer to the Ferrari XX program and you won't be far off.
Differentiating the GTR from the road-going P1 will be more aggressive bodywork (for increased downforce and cooling), a wider track, slick tires and – arguably the best part – a target output of 986 horsepower, an increase of 83 hp over stock.
Set to begin production only after all 375 examples of the road-going P1 have been produced, the McLaren P1 GTR will set Woking's wealthiest clients back a heft £1.98 million – equivalent to about $3.35 million at today's exchange rates, making GTR ownership one of the most expensive prospects on the market. For that much cash, owners will also get to train with McLaren's driver fitness team, train on its advanced simulator and participate in at least six track sessions on grand prix circuits each year.
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Tradução: A McLaren acaba de anunciar o McLaren P1 GTR, a versão de pista do McLaren P1. Ele terá um bodywork mais agressivo, para aumentar o downforce e melhorar a refrigeração, pneus mais largos e do tipo slick, e 83 HP a mais, totalizando 986 hp. A produção dessa versão só vai começar depois que as 375 unidades da versão de rua forem finalizadas, e custara 3.35 milhões de Obamas. Por esse valor, o comprador poderá fazer parte do McLaren fitness team, treinar nos simuladores da McLaren e participar de pelo menos 6 corridas.
