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Written by Justin
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 |
The idea for probably the most perfect car of all times (besides the Ford GT, of course) was developed while having to wait at the Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, in September of 1988. McLaren Boss Ron Dennis, his partner Mansour Ojjeh, as well as formula one constructors Gordon Murray and Creighton Brown were stuck for a few hours and spent their time thinking about a street legal car that would be as close to the formula one as possible in terms of driving characteristics. The development of the McLaren F1, as the project was called, took six years, in which many different concepts were designed and scrapped, until finally a car was created that was outstanding in every single detail. The centrally arranged and F1 typical driver's seat, the monocoque fully made out of carbon fibre, as well as the BMW 6 litre V12 engine, the shaped wheel suspensions out of airplane aluminum, the sideway arranged trunks and the materials used were one of a kind.
Due to the fact tha McLaren started a partnership with Mercedes-Benz to initiate the development of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, the production of the MLaren F1 was stopped in 1998 after only 64 cars had been completed. The few people that had the opportunity to drive the F1 confirmed the fact that to this day no other street car has been developed that comes close to a formula one car in terms of driving dynamics as the McLaren F1. Other models include the McLaren F1 GTR, and the F1 GT with varying specifications.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 October 2008 )
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