10 Best Hypercars Of All Time

The McLaren F1 is arguably the car that was responsible for creating the hypercar class, and it remains one of the world’s most desirable vehicles (with a price tag to match). The brainchild of racing designer Gordon Murray, the F1 was originally unveiled in 1992, and it cost around half a million British pounds to purchase, making it one of the most expensive new cars ever at the time (via Auto Express). Its price tag was justified, though, by its groundbreaking performance and cutting-edge design. The F1 used gold as engine bay insulation, and it was also the first production car to feature a full carbon fiber monocoque chassis.

It became the official fastest car in the world in 1993, when it set a new record of 231 mph at the Nardo Ring in Germany (via Road and Track). However, McLaren still wasn’t satisfied, and in 1998, set out to beat its own record. The company hired out Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track, which featured a 5.4-mile straight, and blitzed the F1’s original record, achieving a two-way average speed of 240.1 mph. That record would stand for seven years until the Bugatti Veyron took the title, but even today, the F1 remains the fastest naturally-aspirated car ever produced. Unfortunately, even seeing an F1 in real life is difficult, as only 64 road cars were ever built, and several of them have already met sticky ends in the hands of reckless drivers.