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The McLaren P1 Crashed in Dallas Had Been Bought Just One Day Before

The burden of hypercar ownership might be more difficult to bear than expected, as one US McLaren P1 recently found out after seriously crashing his hybrid machine in Dallas, Texas.
McLaren P1 Crashed in Dallas 4 photos
Photo: @davesplace on Instagram
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As you can see in the adjacent images, which come from Instagram user @davesplace, the McLaren has taken some serious damage in the accident. Some rushed to claim the car was totaled in the crash.

Alas, once you look at the picture showing the car on the platform that arrived to take it away, it is difficult to believe otherwise - you can see the entire vehicle wearing serious damage signs, while many of the body panels are off, exposing the carbon fiber structure underneath. It appears that the passenger’s side door has been removed, as it usually happens when emergency rescuers have to remove a trapped occupant.

Still, last time we checked, the P1 didn’t come with rear-wheel steering like the Porsche 911, but the crash left the rear wheels in such bad shape that one could be easily led to believe this.

Fortunately, the passenger cell appears to be intact - as expected, McLaren’s carbon fiber tub has done its job thoroughly - this is a bit of a stretch, but, judging by the messed up roof, for instance, the P1 could’ve rolled during the accident.

Interestingly enough, rumor has it that the owner had taken delivery of his P1 just yesterday, having picked up the car from Park Place McLaren. Yep, this is a million dollar first world crash. Come to think of it, we are dealing with one of the worst hypercar accidents we’ve seen. For example, when we talked about the first LaFerrari customer crash, it was minor accident in Monte Carlo.
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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