McLaren W1 First Drive: Ferocious Hypercar Transcends the Track You know things are getting serious when McLaren rolls-out the ‘1’ suffix.

The origin story is, of course, the very first road car McLaren ever built, the F1.

View All McLarens For Sale Images: McLaren Automotive McLaren W1 First Drive: Ferocious Hypercar Transcends the Track You know things are getting serious when McLaren rolls-out the ‘1’ suffix.

The origin story is, of course, the very first road car McLaren ever built, the F1.

It is perhaps the one area the W1 feels just a little too tame.