The best from Paris Motor Show
Supercars were out in force in Paris, with McLaren the star of the motor show, writesMark Sharp
As fashion houses adorned models in their spring-summer collections at Paris Fashion Week, elsewhere in the city carmakers were taking the wraps off theirs. And one of the most talked about models was not on the catwalk, but in McLaren's space at the Paris Motor Show.
Ending a two-week run tomorrow, the annual showcase has seen the usual mix of global launches, revamps and hi-tech concepts, with a big star of the show being the McLaren P1.
Appearing two years after the launch of the MP4 12C - its successor to the legendary McLaren F1 - the P1 unveiled in Paris was described as a "design study". The actual car will be ready some time next year, the British carmaker says.
The P1, which is even smaller than the MP4, is a curvaceous yet aggressive looking car, with a deep windscreen reminiscent of a fighter jet's canopy. Its side air intakes look like they could suck up a passing poodle. Another striking feature is headlamps that mimic McLaren's boomerang-like logo, and slope over fenders that are cut away to accommodate larger front air intakes.