Watch How The McLaren P1 Was Designed

Supercars are truly complex machines that take thousands of man-hours to refine and perfect. When the supercar in question is a halo car that is meant to signify everything a brand stands for, its design becomes all the more important. While hypercars like theFerrari La FerrariandPorsche 918 Spydershare similarities with theMcLaren P1,这三个不可思议的机器看起来再保险markably different. Brand recognition plays a big part in how a car looks, but there are numerous other factors too, and the below video detailing the design process of the P1 shows just how challenges were resolved and where inspiration was drawn from.

Frank Stephenson is one of the artistic minds behind the P1's breathtaking design, and like the proper old-school designer he is, he favors a blank sheet of paper and a pen rather than Computer Assisted Design, or CAD drawing. This human touch is what Stephenson views as critical to the flowing, sensual, attractive design of any car, and thankfully the P1 benefited from this.

Small details like the height of the fender and its bulge are remarkably important, with this particular design element intended to make placing the car on the road and hitting the apex every time easier. Naturally, hypercars like this are wide and placing them can be tricky, but McLaren's attention to detail comes to the fore here, with even the design of the car intended to help you drive faster.