Monday, January 29, 2007

Mclaren F1


The Mclaren F1 is probably one of the most exotic of exotic cars, if for nothing else simply because of its million dollar price tag. At the time of the cars production it was the most powerful and the fastest production car in the entire world.

Only 100 of these were ever made over their seven years of production and they have gone out of production, making them rarer, and increasing in the already outrageous price. Currently there are only 7 in the United States, and Ralf Lauren owns two of those.

The F1 is powered by a BMW V-12 engine that pushes with the ferocity of 627 horses. This pushes the car from 0-60 in a mere 3.4 seconds, and has the ability to top out at 240.1 MPH

One of the most unique features of the F1 is that it has a center driving seat with two offset rear passenger seats to the rear. The F1 was the first to use an all carbon composite chassis. This was used because it is both strong and lightweight.

In 1995, Mclaren debuted F1 at the prestigious 24 hour of Le Mans. It took first, third, fourth, fifth and thirteenth place.

1 comment:

Naomi Champy said...

The McLaren F1 was, indeed, declared as the world's fastest car. Aside from it, it's absolutely more than just a fast car - it has advanced features, a sleek design, and is very well-built. Even until now, other cars find it difficult to beat it down the stretch. Amazing! =)

- Naomi Champy