McLaren P1, without a shadow of doubt, is the star of this year’s Paris Motor Show. A successor to the irreplaceable McLaren F1, the P1 is a million quid hyper car capable of extreme performance and mind-boggling speed. It uses so many Formula 1 technologies, it can virtually be used for Grand Prix racing. But it’s a road car. We will certainly be hearing more about this astonishing piece of engineering, but for know check out its revealing event in the video after the jump.

‘Our aim is not necessarily to be the fastest in absolute top speed but to be the quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit’, says McLaren Automotive Managing Director Antony Sheriff. ‘It is the true test of a supercar’s all round ability and a much more important technical statement. Our goal is to make the McLaren P1 the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar ever made.’

Sheriff adds: