The Holy Trinity of hypercars, explained

In car circles, “the Holy Trinity” means three cars: the McLaren P1, the Porsche 918 Spyder and the Ferrari LaFerrari. They were built in the same few years. All three paired a big petrol engine with electric power. All three were built in small, fixed numbers.

The name is informal, but auction houses and the press use it often. Broad Arrow used it this month after its Zoute sale.

The three cars

McLaren P1. McLaren set the run at 375 road cars. It pairs a 3.8 liter twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor, and McLaren rated the total at 903 bhp (916 PS). PistonHeads reported that the last one left the factory in December 2015.

Porsche 918 Spyder. Porsche built 918 of them, a number that matches the name. It is a plug-in hybrid with a 4.6 liter V8 and two electric motors, rated at 887 hp. Production ended in June 2015, according to PistonHeads.

Ferrari LaFerrari. Ferrari planned 499 coupes. Ferrari’s own page lists a V12 with the HY-KERS hybrid system and a total of 963 CV, a metric horsepower figure. Ferrari and McLaren both showed their cars at the Geneva show in 2013, AP reported.

Why they still matter

All three used electric power to add speed, not only to save fuel. They came from three rival brands at the same moment, which made them easy to compare.

They are also rare. Fewer than 1,800 were planned across the three models. PistonHeads reported that the LaFerrari sold out early.

What they sell for now

Recent results give a sense of the market. At Broad Arrow’s Zoute sale on October 9, 2026:

• a 2015 LaFerrari made €5,181,250, a Belgian auction record
• a 918 Spyder Weissach made €3,212,500
• a P1 made €1,890,625

Each car’s price depends on its color, mileage, options and history. Treat any single result as one data point, not a price guide.

Terms you will see

• Weissach package: a 918 option focused on lower weight.
• Paint-to-Sample: a Porsche program for colors outside the standard list.
• HY-KERS: Ferrari’s name for the LaFerrari hybrid system.

Related reading

See our report on the Zoute sale and our list of the biggest car auction prices of 2026.

Top photo: Chelsea Jay via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped.