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| wasssup1990 |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 10:41:12 AM
Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLDnFA_BJ4s
Facts:
The F1 remains as of 2008 one of the fastest production cars ever made; as of July 2010 it is only succeeded by the Koenigsegg CCR,[23] the Bugatti Veyron[24] and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT.[25] However, all of the superior top speed machines use forced induction to reach their respective top speeds – making the McLaren F1 the fastest naturally aspirated production car in the world.
Only 106 cars were manufactured, 64 of which were the standard street version (F1), 5 were LMs (tuned versions), 3 were longtail roadcars (GT), 5 prototypes (XP), 28 racecars (GTR), and 1 LM prototype (XP LM). Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998.[2] At the time of production one machine took around 3.5 months to make.[3]
Up until 1998, when McLaren produced and sold the standard F1 models, they had a price tag of around 970,000 USD.[6] Today the cars can sell for up to nearly twice that of the original price, due to the performance and exclusivity of the machine. They are expected to further increase in value over time.[21]
On 29 October 2008, an F1 road car (chassis number 065) was sold at an RM Automobiles of London auction for £2,530,000 (~US$4,100,000). This was the car from the McLaren showroom on Park Lane, London. With only 484 kilometres on its odometer, this pristine example set a world record for the highest price ever paid for an F1 road car.[22]
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