The McLaren F1

  The McLaren F1 is one of the baddest sports cars ever made. Its was produced from 1992-1998 with only 106 road driven versions. In 1998 it set the world record for the fastest production car with a top speed of  240 mph. Even today only three super cars have beaten the F1′s record the Bugatti Veryron,Koenigsegg CCR, and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT. Look at it this way all three of those cars use force air induction and the F1 is all motor. The F1 currently holds the title of the worlds fastest naturally aspirated production car. What I think is really cool about these is the drivers seat is in the center and has passenger seats on each side. In 1998 you would have spent a mind blowing $970,000 +/- for one of these hot rods. On October 29 2008 a F1 sold for a mega $4,100,000 US dollars at a RM Automobiles Auction in London. If you have never seen a McLaren F1 in real life the chances are you may never will.

  The engine for this bad boy was made by BMW. It was a 6.1 liter four cam v-12. The road version made a nasty 627hp at 7200 rpm and 480ft_lbs of torque at 5600 rpm. The engine was mid mounted in the car and featured a six speed manual transmission. This combo was good for fast 0-60 mph in  around 3.2 seconds. McLaren kept this car all motor with no power adders for more dependability. And this is why the McLaren F1 is this weeks gearheadhaven.com’s performance ride of yesterday.