As a car guy, I’ve spent a lot of time and chatter trying to figure out what my ultimate dream car is. This is a common question, and asking around will give you a variety of answers and criteria to base your choice on.
For me, appearance, performance and a certain je ne sais quoi are the basic parameters. With this in mind, the McLaren F1 is my dream car. Produced from 1992-1998, only 106 F1 were made and seven are currently missing. Of the 106 F1s, only 64 were street versions and the rest were either prototypes or racing cars.
The power is provided by a BMW 6.1 liter V12 naturally aspirated engine with 618 hp and 479 ft / lbs of torque. The mid-engine F1 has a six-speed manual transmission that transfers power to the rear wheels. It is the fastest production car ever with a naturally aspirated engine.
In a three-seat configuration, the driver sits in the middle and there are two seats behind, the weight has been limited to 2,509 pounds.
Its performance surpassed the competition of its time and is still a luxury class super sports car today.
McLaren F1 performance data:
0-60 mph: 3.2 seconds
0-100 mph: 6.3 seconds
¼ mile: 11.6 seconds at 125 mph
Top speed: 231 mph with the rev limiter on and 242.96 mph with the rev limiter removed.
The 2017 NSX Acura has been car and driver tested:
0-60 mph: 3.1 seconds
0-100 mph: 7.0 seconds
¼ mile: 11.2 seconds at 126 mph
Top speed: 191 mph
The F1 held the production car’s top speed record until 2005 when the Bugatti Veyron EB reached 16.4 253.81 mph. Separated from 30 years and a grip of technological progress, the F1 can keep up with the current pack of supercars.
I’ve never seen an F1 in person and when that day comes it’ll be on my bucket list just after jumping through a window like Shaft. I am ditched.
Seeing an F1 in person is harder than you think. With about 99 apparitions floating around, they are rare. In 2019, Sotheby’s auctioned a 1994 F1 LM for $ 19,805,000.00 and as of 2020 it will be the 13th most expensive car ever to be auctioned. Long story short, unless I win Powerball, it’s a bit out of my price range.
The Revs Institute in Florida has a 1995 McLaren F1. It might be time to go to the Sunshine State and see this museum. I’ll wrap some tissues for the inevitable emotions that arise when meeting an automobile hero.
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