迈凯伦正在加速开发P14以替代650S，该车将在日内瓦车展亮相。最近拍到的照片能让我们更好的看到新车外观。它的车头前大灯下采用了硕大进气口，同时前保险杠增加了新的进气口。从低垂的引擎盖看，设计者在最大限度提升车辆气动布局。它的车身侧面更长的车尾让人联想起P1。车身的伪装并未完全遮盖车尾的散热孔，而位置很高的排气管表明车辆内部的排气系统获得很大提升。早期的车辆内部照片显示，仪表板采用了简单的数字仪表群。当驾驶员设置为赛道模式后，仪表板会进一步下移，因此可以让驾驶员拥有更好的视野。目前关于P14的动力系统还存在争论。有传言称，该车将搭载4.0升V8双涡轮引擎，功率提升至537千瓦/720马力，而未来的混动系统功率将进一步提升。不过，早先有报道称，迈凯伦只是对现有的3.8升V8引擎进行升级，功率不超过522千瓦/700马力。无论该车采用何种动力系统，可以肯定的是，迈凯伦的MonoCell碳纤维单体车身都将进行升级，从而使车重进一步降低。

 

McLaren P14 mule caught in the bright light of day

McLaren is gearing up to debut the P14 as a replacement for the 650S at the Geneva Motor Show in March. This new batch of spy photos gives us another good look at the upcoming supercar before the sheet comes off.

 

Up front, huge intakes sit just below the headlights, and the spy shots show additional inlets in the bumper. Slashes in the hood further indicate that the engineers are paying a lot of attention to the supercar’s aerodynamics. In profile, the long rear evokes the P1. McLaren’s camouflage can’t hide a significant number of outlets and vents at the rear, and the high-mounted exhausts likely indicate significant air management happening underneath the car, too.

 

An earlier spy shot shows the interior with an instrument panel that has a simple, digital cluster. It can allegedly move down when the driver enters Track Mode so that there’s a better view of the circuit ahead.

 

There’s debate over what powers the P14. A recent rumor indicates the supercar would have a 4.0-liter biturbo V8 that could produce 720 horsepower (537 kilowatts) and later hybrid variants might offer even more. However, earlier reports indicate McLaren would update the current biturbo 3.8-liter V8 to churn out less than 700 hp (522 kW).

 

 

Regardless of what the model uses for power, we are fairly certain that it sits in an updated iteration of McLaren’s MonoCell carbon fiber monocoque. The tweaks should make for an even lighter version of what’s already a very impressive chassis.

 

Ahead of the Geneva debut, McLaren is reportedly already showing the completed design to wealthy clients. The rest of us have to wait a few more weeks until the public reveal in Switzerland.