McLaren F1The World's Fastest Sports Car |
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| In a world that values speed almost above all
else, the McLaren F1 was, and still is, the fastest sports car on earth.
On a stretch of smooth road the McLaren can reach speeds of 230 miles per hour. On mountainous roads it hugs into the curves with breath-taking ease. The world’s fastest sports car is quick off the line, too. It can go from a shimmering standstill to 60 miles per hour in only 3.1 seconds. In less than seven seconds it can achieve 100 mile per hour from a dead stop. In fact, the McLaren holds all known records for speed among publicly available, street legal sports cars. Its 6.1liter V12 engine (which was designed by BMW) provides an awesome 627 bhp. To put that number in perspective, 627 bhp is more than double the power output of the engine found in the Astin Martin DB5, one of the world’s other most famous sports cars. |
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| The most important factor that separates
standard automobiles from sports cars is speed.
Speed is certainly not the sole measurement by which a sports car can or should be judged, but great acceleration and top end speed are factors that are always considered by sports car enthusiasts. The F1 was originally offered in 1993. Production stopped in late 1998. Just slightly more than 100 McLaren F1’s were ever produced—and only 65 were designed for road use. As of the late 1990s, there were only seven F1’s in the United States, two of which were maintained in Ralph Lauren’s private collection. Therefore it is not only the fastest sports car ever made, but one of the rarest car ever produced, as well. The McLaren F1 was never designed to be cheap. Even when it was brand new on the market, the limited production sports car listed at one million dollars. Now a million dollars won't even touch a used one, if one ever comes up for sale! The car’s seats were custom molded to fit their owner’s physique perfectly -- and every purchaser was given a custom made Tag Hueur watch engraved with the F1’s chassis number. Purchasers were also rewarded with a gold-plated titanium tool kit. The McLaren F1’s body was constructed from carbon fibers; an automotive innovation and it boasted gull-wings similar to the Lamborghini Countach and Delorean DMC12. The McLaren F1 is a notable sports car for a variety of reasons. It’s rare nature, high cost, unique story, construction innovations and gorgeous design alone would make it a noteworthy piece of automotive history. When one also considers the massive power supplied by the V12 power plant and the resulting acceleration and speed, the McLaren F1 is elevated to the status of legend. In a world that values speed almost above all else, the McLaren F1 was, and remains, the fastest sports car on earth. When all is said and done, the McLaren F1 is considered among the most exotic of all exotic sports cars. For more information, send your little surfer scooting to http://www.supercars.net/cars/1177.html |
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