McLaren P1: Flames, drifts and an unforgettable noise | evo REVIEW

Richard Meaden takes the McLaren P1 on its most extreme track drive, pushing it to its limits around the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
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[@JeeniusGaming]

in my opinion, THE most beautiful car you can get for money as of today

[@brianshaggy]

Jeenius IAMa all of the McLarens are good looking especially the p1 and the 570s

[@akshat3516]

Jeenius IAMa Interior is quite ugly tho.

[@brianshaggy]

THE CONQUERER it's a sports car not a luxury car

[@akshat3516]

BrianShaggy074 Go look at huayra's interior. Sports car or not interior has to be beautiful. I would Pagani Zonda Cinque over p1 anyday if i could afford them.

[@brianshaggy]

THE CONQUERER hell no pagani is ugly inside and outside

[@sohailien]

And to think just 150-200 years ago we were riding around on horses! Now we're blowing our minds with 900 hp road rockets! Brilliantly insane.

[@kingdavid7901]

Walt Disney Not a good enough resson.

[@rosannajennettrnccmbsn5142]

oh and don't underestimate horses...they have the same fire in their belly and when they know you are a great rider and are not afraid and give them permission to race...and I mean they will ask you...are you sure you are in race mode? they will ask it again and when you say yes... they start jumping out of their​ skin and yes they will perform.

[@FarmYardGaming]

Horses have 14 horsepower.

[@WhatIsAhmaddiyat]

not everyone is riding in these supercars

[@dieselscartalk4146]

@@FarmYardGaming actual fax

[@KazuyaMish612]

7 years and numerous hypercars have appeared but P1 still my dream car. ❤️

[@lav773]

Watching again after 8 years and the p1 still gives me goosebumps. I can only dream about driving one awesome machine

[@vwtompa]

it truly is mindbending. absolutely 100% savage. cant be described in words.

[@leeconstant7261]

this is the only video review I've ever seen of any car that has made me tear up. beautiful. I can only dream

[@kentmarcus9668]

yes you dream. but dare to dream. when you decide to do a thing that can make you rich. make it happen man. i know you can do it !!!

[@Bossrah]

yap kent loved your reply... inspiring and motivating which I could save it to my phone

[@jeebus2121]

I got that way over a video you can find of the Aston Vulcan being driven around Le Mans. No commentary, no music, just driving.

[@808maya8]

+yap kent i think you will get it sure....

[@JedHurricane]

Koenigsegg one:1 = made me tear up

[@juancho939]

Cars aren't a piece or carbon fiber with some wheels strapped onto it. It a living organism. It lives, it breathes and it has feelings. We just witnessed a man falling in love.... And so did we. Hat's off to McLaren for reminding us of this.

[@markitoxi]

Very few videos had made me went passionate like that one, it really made me have chills and heart bump faster, it really is a step above from LaFerrari

[@Colobu11]

Marco de la Peña did you mean a step under ?

[@Son37Lumiere]

Colobu11 You know he didn't.

[@Son37Lumiere]

***** You just described every car, minus the batteries, motors, and carbon fiber.

[@degi2446]

Sure, a car is a living organism ~when~ you have a million-plus dollars / euros / pounds to spare ... what most of us get to drive from point A to B is a different thing altogether, far more mundane, utilitarian, and devoid of romance or inspiration.

[@millionhHI888]

anyone notice how nice that race track is?? haha damn

[@millionhHI888]

Martin Fang makes sense. Of course

[@gwagon3268]

@Who likes CHICKEN ? I too stayed there with a chick.

[@gwagon3268]

@KhakiPeach67 It was crazy. Couldn't have expected more from a 5 star!!

[@rayhanrizvi334]

@@gwagon3268 lol though ive never been there, my dad had twice. idk if that track was even built back then

[@mariomaster0248]

Cleaner than your church shoes

[@jessisherekilleen6289]

Mario Master 02 main stream religion is dieing

[@mariomaster0248]

Jessishere killeen Umm no

[@haitiansensation4439]

Mario Master 02 starboy

[@simmerdafukdown]

fuckboi

[@grimgamer8776]

Mario Master 02 yep xD

[@Ruudy48431]

Four years old, but still one of the most spectacular reviews of a car. What a machine!

[@bojidarmartinov5949]

8 years old and that hasnt changed

[@nasifabdullah645]

@@bojidarmartinov5949 Now make it 9

[@dumplingcat4215]

@@nasifabdullah645now make it 10

[@Ruudy48431]

Absolutely stunning! Love the part from 5:00 with the sound, the turbo's, the wastegates, the exhaust, just crazy!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Wow, this video is spectacular! Very very well done! What a car! Adding this one to my favorites!

[@FAMILIAPEREZAMADOR]

Mat

[@JamaicanMeCrazy]

that exhaust looks like jet exhaust. Crazy

[@robbiet1969]

I've watched this video at least 50 times, over the years. And this car STILL remains my "white whale". It is a piece of exquisite art. Just breathtaking from every angle. And a symphonic sound that just captivates the senses, every single time. And those flames ... It is literally a fire breathing monster on any race track. I have an MP4 ... and it's probably as close to owning a P1 as I'll ever get. But that's OK. I'll keep loving this miracle of the human spirit. The ALMIGHTY McLaren P1.

[@anonymousstormchaser]

5:35 I could watch this camera angle all day.

[@ProgressingStepxStep]

Same here

[@JustTheHighlights]

5:18 Love that view. Get to see him fighting to keep it under control. Good stuff.

[@MattyI971]

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and have a lie down in a dark room !!! Chris Harris said "Can I go and get drunk now" when he finished his laps !! This car is totally insane !

[@markitoxi]

The way the turbo sounds and the flames are just mental, absolutely bonkers

[@MattyI971]

Its totally insane Marco de la Peña I can't stop watching it ! 👍👍👍👍

[@Kprawl291986]

Imagine if "James Bond" replace his Aston Martin for this :O

[@FarmYardGaming]

@Catfish Billy Genuine possibility.

[@berbentonny8709]

I never watched one James Bond movie directors get a p1 in and maybe I will watch one 😂

[@justina9914]

Valhalla

[@kimera99999]

Probably my favourite evo video ever. You can just feel Mr Meadens awe.

[@scottyrob82]

Everyone is getting the same reaction from this car and saying it is the greatest car ever. I think this is the only car that I could want more than a McLaren F1 which I think is the greatest car ever. They've raised the bar once again.

[@scottyrob82]

blitzwing1 I'll gladly take both though. The 918 for driving around Miami with the top off but the P1 one for around the track.

[@dacountryone]

Scotty Rob...oh my...THE MIGHTY F1 McClaren,that is still my favorite car.dont get me wrong the p1 is a VERY SERIOUS MONSTER,its in a league of its own.but the f1 is a true drivers car.i imagine the average joe can get in the p1 and drive it,but its gonna take a skilled driver to handle the F1 being it has no "help me out here electronics".let me know if you feel the same way as i do about the two cars.

[@robbiet1969]

DITTO BROTHER !!!

[@AllThingsCubey]

the feeling when you realise you will NEVER get to drive this car.... Heartbreaking

[@TenshinhanIsKing]

Forza and GTA

[@AllThingsCubey]

+The Scarecrow oh fuck that. Try and smell the burnt rubber or feel the touch of carbon fibre in a video game.

[@mantisking4567]

+ThePeople'sPanzer you should try business

[@AllThingsCubey]

+Willie Hunter I'm studying aerospace engineering. Could always specialise in aerodynamics and get a job at Mclaren ha ha.

[@TenshinhanIsKing]

ThePeople'sPanzer you're studying aerospace engineering but do you have a job as such? Because if so I don't see how it's hard to save money with the money engineers make anyway to buy the car you want.

[@sauryvalerio4894]

8 years later… still the best looking hyper car hands down till this day

[@thejohnson9204]

In 2019, this is still one of my favourite cars. Both in looks and capability.

[@EnriqueDominican]

still 2019 cant stop waching this video over and over again

[@YuriJohnson]

9 years later, and this still gives me goosebumps

[@teamsuperspeed]

Probably the best video-review i've ever seen about one of the most wonderful supercar ever made, thankyou

[@gamerkathan]

every video i've seen about the p1 has been awesome, jeremy clarkson and chris harris.

[@Asadullah21]

I cry every time.

[@frostedcereal8243]

I crie eviery teime.

[@aeroflex6346]

it's so inspiring isn't it haha

[@alfaperson2290]

Wow it's the same car they reviewed in top gear, the grand tour, and other car shows. That's pretty neat the PI 00V P1 is everywhere

[@Dudleymiddleton]

I've seen lots of in-car videos of various machines being put through their paces over the last few years but this baby takes the biscuit. From 5:10 onwards it's jaw dropping the torque smoking the tyres in every gear. Incredible. I am very proud of McLaren for making such a beautiful and cool looking motor. Come on, Lotto!

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Still waiting, lotto, come on!

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Jesus, 9 bloody years have passed already

[@garygrant2000]

This review is awesome! Also that has to be some of the most epic looking exhaust flames I've ever seen .. just amazing.

[@_chipchip]

Can't get enough of that over the shoulder view! Thanks for the great video.

[@SachaKDrums]

The turbos sound like Doom shotgun blasts at 5:20

[@on2a]

Emotion came through on the end there. Nicely done

[@thirtyeightsuper]

Someone, give this man a beer! He drove this p1 so gracefully!

[@itzjetlife3639]

this is by far the most passionate and entertaining car review i’ve ever seen, first time i watched it reduced me to tears

[@pzeus11]

I love looking at the man's reaction, that's so good, passion

[@kaylum8446]

how close he needs to seat to the steering wheel?

[@thomas02821]

Cam Bro still drove the car better then you ever could.

[@Spekkfps]

I don't believe you can adjust the seats on the P1. I might be wrong, take it with a grain of salt. :)

[@gzklgg]

One of the best car reviews i've seen lately. Simply the pure noise alone makes me shiver! I'm so pumped up right now! :)

[@lukemiller18]

What a great video, it brings a tear to the eye. That car's a monster. Simply incredible!!

[@MonoMoto]

Love the artistic cut. Subtle music and a super relaxed fade out towards the end .. could watch this every night before bedtime to have a smile on my face!

[@AdamBoguszart]

love your final words...clearly a car that will set a new benchmark.

[@daffiecars]

This review gave me goosebumps all the way

[@davide458italia]

amazing!!

[@AztekDeLaJungle]

Each time i see this video i know i'm not wasting my time. 8 minutes and 9 seconds of pure happiness. Great driver, great car, great circuit. One of the most epic hyper car video i have ever watched. Thanks EVO ❤

[@drweedon]

The camera angles and edit is what makes this review great. The GoPro showing the WHOLE cabin and driver input puts you right there with him. and the flames...omg...this is my new ultimate car.

[@just_cade]

This is the most beautiful car ever made, the lines of it are so stunning. From every angle.

[@IAmSkip94]

The editing of this video perfectly captures the nature and urgency of the car.

[@iRBladeAvEngEr]

I still have goosebumps today watching this masterpiece !! What a review!

[@itzjetlife3639]

Such a beautiful connection between car and driver ! I absolutely adore your reviews, they touch me on an emotional level

[@georgestoney3532]

woah he's a good driver!

[@trefod]

Often when you see fast cars filmed on a race track it doesn't look like they are going that fast. Filming them makes it undramatic. But the P1 is different. My jaw dropped when I watched Chris Harris' video.

[@GreyFang9]

Absolutely!

[@henriflamemusic]

Those lights are so wicked, and great looking! Not to mention the sounds !!

[@SNASAz]

Simply the best P1 video I have ever seen. Thank you.

[@ReticentIndignation]

EPIC flames out the back!

[@kassop]

Jeremy Clarkson, Chris Harris and now Richard Meaden have the same reaction driving the P1. Hmmmm this might be the best super car on the planet.

[@ssaini5028]

Clarkson hasnt driven the 918 and Hammond hasnt driven the P1

[@adibbehroozitv6447]

It's a hyper car

[@mr.rawhite]

The P1 shouldn't even be called a car, its more like a spaceship with traction control and dampers, what a machine! What a great video too EVO, goosebumps man, goosebumps!

[@KNOWHOPE72]

I bet you the reason this car warns you not to activate race mode on a public road is because in race mode the car lowers to just a few centimeters above the road and since the seats are so low to the ground to give the car a lower center of gravity, your ass is basically just a few centimeters above the road when in race mode. So if you had to hit a bump on a public road when in race mode, you would most probably be ejected straight out the sun roof LOL!! The funny thing about this review is that when Chris Harris drove this car, a guy who has excellent driving skills, he wore a racing helmet and concentrated intensely, yet this guy who looks like your average office worker, is driving the car just as ferociously as Chris in a very relaxed manner lol. The exhaust note of this car seems to be more pronounced than in the video with Chris Harris. Yet it still does not come close to the exhaust note of the Ferrari 458 or Ferrari F12. The only sports car manufacturers that make cars with decent refined sounding engines are Ferrari and Aston Martin. This car shoots more flames out its exhaust than a Lamborghini Aventador. Awesome!

[@TheMtnManFromTennessee]

What an awesome machine!

[@KNOWHOPE72]

TheMtnMan From Tennessee True! Its a fighter jet on wheels.

[@TheMtnManFromTennessee]

***** Sometimes I wouldn't mind having a couple of rocket launchers on the highways :)

[@romanempire88]

Kind of unrelated, but honestly I think Lexus is almost up there in terms of noise.

[@Misfiring89]

Richard Meaden driving skill isn't bad either. Go see his video on LaFerrari.

[@youssef1770]

that was the best time of McLaren😌

[@volkan_youtube]

Dont know how many times i have watched this. The narration and the sound of the car is other worldly.

[@MikeRawGaming]

i am in love. totaly WOW!stunned

[@ConfirmedPatriot]

Great camera angles !

[@thewalrus1968]

by far the best P1 review video to date ... i loved the camera angles and production of the hot laps .. thanks Evo

[@dartagnanx1]

Spectacular car. I read your review in the latest Evo and this video makes a great accompaniment to it. Well done!

[@fire4bull]

Flames cam and your driving is awesome

[@carnologgy]

this car is almost 10 years old…. wild

[@Boomer2Galactica]

I was drooling throughout this video, that is a monster

[@baybiboy1]

OMG!!! The sounds of this mechanical symphony masterpiece is amazing!! Especially when the turbo spools an that BOV from 5:20 on is amazing! Well done McClaren, well done! 100% approval!

[@iakwbosnomik8622]

Omg this is the first time Im watching a video for the McLaren p1 and I fall in love with it ,the tears on his eyes say it all. What a piece of machinery.. congratulations to McLaren and bmw

[@WarpPal]

Looking at him wrestle with the car, my assumptions have been confirmed. The handling of this car is more direct and blunt, which makes it a better pure drivers car. Of the 4 current headline Hypercars, the P1 is the most difficult to drive.

[@adzmorris]

Why do we need TV anymore when we can watch amazing images and presenting like this. Well done Evo. Well done McLaren. Epic stuff.

[@pedrobarros1655]

What an astonishing piece of Art!!

[@16MrMattie]

Love your final words! Finest video of the McLaren P1 out there! Thank you.

[@desire68frogman98]

AMAZING!! It doesn’t matter who is driving this car for a review, every single driver has that moment where they are so “Awed” by this fantastic car, they literally forget the review and submit to the awesome experience. It gets me teary eyed every time. One day i hope to feel this for myself, one day.

[@kyleudogu3961]

❤️❤️

[@jattmoli]

most badass looking car I have ever seen!!

[@troyarmstrong434]

I am completely in love with everything about this car. Thank's EVO. You guy's are the best.

[@tombaker7536]

Great review off the back of Chris Harris's. Had goose bumps (again) at the end as your saw the experience hit home on Richard.

[@mkwok47]

Beautiful track! Oh yea and the car is pretty good too. I can't believe it spits out fire from the exhaust!

[@albertsitoe7340]

Is that a car or a flame thrower because that thing is hot

[@darklord4831]

Nice profile pic

[@philb8437]

Love the emotion you bring in this video. It makes me feel like I am in the car experiencing it. And I want it so bad ! Yet I'll never be able to attain this !!

[@hpbt223]

You Sir, are a good driver- much respect!

[@SuperFerrarist]

incredible car !!

[@muhammadsufianmalik1858]

How come Jethro Bovingdon never does the big tests ? Such a talented driver and is flawless with the commentary while driving the wheels off a car. Best out there after Chris Harris IMO.

[@muhammadsufianmalik1858]

Different auto journalists have different approaches towards reviewing a car. Meaden was quite speechless after he had driven the P1, so was Steve sutcliff from Auto car. However, this car being the top rival for the benchmarking Porsche 918 spyder in the hybrid supercar niche, the numbers had to be explained. One thing all these journalists agree on is that this car wasn't anything they had ever driven in their life, and we are talking about good 60 years of motoring journalism. WOW !!

[@4typhive]

I have to say....that was one of the best car vids I have seen a long time. The money shot was the wing with the flames behind it. Awesome, just awesome

[@viashadow1515]

Truly amazing video and even more, the car. So good. Thank you for this

[@stevewang]

They must have to clean the seats after every driver lol

[@EDKsurly]

that track is amazing.

[@AugustusCaesar88]

If you watched F1 you wouldn't say that :P God it produces boring races.

[@FarmYardGaming]

@@AugustusCaesar88 2019 was a mess.

[@simmey2000]

Great review and video, lots of emotion as well, something cars should definitely evoke. Well done McLaren.

[@jerusdc]

Amazing! Thanks for the sweet video

[@jamsbong]

Before the P1 reviews poured into the internet, I thought there will be a good fight between P1 and 918. But now... I doubt it. Poor Porsche, they must wish they have done a more performance focused specs instead of the 3.3L/100km target.

[@4esttube]

As a Porsche fan, I totally agree. The 918 is a huge disappointment.

[@bennettfranklin1758]

Funny,i was never really a big porsche fan. I loved the 917 and,the 924 or 928 or whatever it was. and the 959. LOVED THAT ONE ! HOWEVER,i love the 918. JUST LOVE IT. That car,is a technilogical masterpiece. DO NOT GET ME WRONG. I would prefer,to own a McLaren p1. As if that would ever happen... Its not because i think the porsche is unworthy.I think it is beautiful and,a unthinkably AWESOME supercar. ITS JUST THAT - i see the design of the McLaren and,it makes sense to me. It just seems like everything is as it should be with,NOTHING THAT ISNT NEEDED. I feel the same way really about the porsche. The LaFerrari,i just dont get. Just seems to be curvy where it shouldnt be and,weight in the wrong place and,i hear not the best use of the electrical power,with not much EPOWER only range. If i had my rathers,i would take a 918 OVER,the LaFerrari anyday. I just see the laferrari as a collectible toy for billionaires. Whereas,it seems,the 918 and,p1 are really designed to utilise, BOTH FORMS OF POWER,to their fullest.. Maybe,i have it all backwards.But that is my perception at this moment.

[@sreeves638]

You guys always doubt the these cars .. bugatti is a good example every one though it weight was a issue and now look it dam the fastest 269 mph .. and they working of a faster one point is . You be shocked to see that 918 just might do it

[@bennettfranklin1758]

Seth Reeves If the porsche 918 was supreme, I WOULD NOT BE SHOCKED AT ALL. .. I think it is an astounding tech. marvel. petrol engine, electric motors,batteries and,4 WHEEL DRIVE. All working seamlessly. Even the brakes GENERATE POWER. ITS almost inconceiv able. My personal opinion,is i see the laferrari the front jumps in the air when given the beans. Then the nose,DIVES ,when you jam the brakes and,IT LOOKS LIKE A 1975 BUICK 225 GOING AROUND CORNERS AT ANYTHING ABOVE 40MPH. It looks like a cruiser,more than a track car. The p1 and,the 918 have won this round,i do believe.

[@krasimirr]

Seth Reeves It's slow around corners. It's only good on the straights...

[@joshuathomas512]

The rear end is the best on any car ever

[@senna9414]

Best in car footage of the P1 I've seen, well done.

[@Pleumel]

Favorite track and favorite car... just wow...

[@TomBom292]

LET ME RIDE IN IT!!!

[@evilashflash]

this car has afterburner

[@mrdee734]

The color is sublime. I love it, as well with the yellow/black version.

[@Hells_Gift_MB]

Can't believe it's been 8 years!!!

[@RichardMajor86]

It's a whole new thing...

[@DREAD-HULK]

Can't wait till this car comes to Assetto Corsa.

[@v_alexiadis]

Is it? I only know about LaFerrari

[@MangoKev]

I love that it's just constantly spitting a flame! This car is amazing...

[@foggyduc5745]

I agree, that really IS an amazing video. Thank you Mr M!

[@davey6680]

Those turbo wastegates :D OMG sound so awesome :) i never thought there would be a better (than the McLaren F1) car but the new McLaren P1 is faster and much better looking and just wow