McLaren P1 review

You can see out of it to reverse thanks to useable rear-view mirrors, and the view ahead is wide-screen. It feels surprisingly small. And unthreatening. And easy. The all-carbon ‘MonoCage’ is bare, and it’s a bit noisy and granular without the optional lightweight carpeting, but it’s ergonomic and comfy. The stereo works, there’s sat-nav, and you can bowl about on pure electric. And when that piston engine, electric motor and induction all chime in under heavy throttle, you get a noise that sounds like the Starship Enterprise being sucked thorough a jet engine. It’s incredible.