McLaren F1 GTR driven by Autocar
Sep 2, 2009 | 03:19 AM
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McLaren F1 GTR driven by Autocar One of greatest supercars ever made tested by Autocar:
McLaren F1 GTR driven
YouTube - McLaren F1 GTR driven by autocar.co.uk
Next week, McLaren will reveal its new supercar, codenamed P11.
To whet our appetite for that launch, Steve Sutcliffe has tested the McLaren F1 GTR.
The very first of its kind to have been made road legal, and owned by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, the car in question had to be insured for £2.5 million before Sutcliffe was even allowed behind the wheel.
Sutcliffe explains, "No mere mortal could ever possibly understand how much raw energy the F1 GTR has at its disposal, or how easily it will generate wheelspin; even in third gear on a bone-dry road you can turn it around at anything less than 60mph."
The GTR is an extreme version of the F1; it weighs 940kg compared with 1100kg for the road car, and it's geared to max out at just 180mph, meaning the intermediate gearing is shorter than that of the road car.
As a result, although the 6.1-litre BMW V12 engine devlops marginally less than it does in road trim -around 620bhp compared with 627bhp - it is massively faster than a normal roadgoing McLaren F1 up to 180mph.
Sutcliffe concludes, "There is nothing on thsi earth that can prepare you for the eruption of acceleration - or the violent outburst of noise - that occurs when you finally slap the accelerator open for the very first time.
"The acceleration never stops. Even at a steady 120mph the GTR rockets forward when you floor the throttle."
Link to the article with more pics:
Autocar - McLaren F1 GTR driven
Link to the one of the best videos I have ever seen:
Autocar Videos - Autocar.co.uk
McLaren F1 GTR driven
YouTube - McLaren F1 GTR driven by autocar.co.uk
Next week, McLaren will reveal its new supercar, codenamed P11.
To whet our appetite for that launch, Steve Sutcliffe has tested the McLaren F1 GTR.
The very first of its kind to have been made road legal, and owned by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, the car in question had to be insured for £2.5 million before Sutcliffe was even allowed behind the wheel.
Sutcliffe explains, "No mere mortal could ever possibly understand how much raw energy the F1 GTR has at its disposal, or how easily it will generate wheelspin; even in third gear on a bone-dry road you can turn it around at anything less than 60mph."
The GTR is an extreme version of the F1; it weighs 940kg compared with 1100kg for the road car, and it's geared to max out at just 180mph, meaning the intermediate gearing is shorter than that of the road car.
As a result, although the 6.1-litre BMW V12 engine devlops marginally less than it does in road trim -around 620bhp compared with 627bhp - it is massively faster than a normal roadgoing McLaren F1 up to 180mph.
Sutcliffe concludes, "There is nothing on thsi earth that can prepare you for the eruption of acceleration - or the violent outburst of noise - that occurs when you finally slap the accelerator open for the very first time.
"The acceleration never stops. Even at a steady 120mph the GTR rockets forward when you floor the throttle."
Link to the article with more pics:
Autocar - McLaren F1 GTR driven
Link to the one of the best videos I have ever seen:
Autocar Videos - Autocar.co.uk
Sep 2, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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McLaren P11 will be launched on 9th of September, I suppose it will be unveiling event at factory for press and potential customers. There were no word about Frankfurt and there is no McLaren stand in the exhibitors registry.
Check this link, there are some new details on P11:
Autocar - McLaren P11's suspension details
Check this link, there are some new details on P11:
Autocar - McLaren P11's suspension details
