I remember an older episode of Top Gear where Jeremy Clarkson reviewed a Porsche 911 Turbo. He compared it to the Ferrari 430. I didn’t like his conclusion at the time. He found that the 911 Turbo was likely faster in the real world. But here I am today, 15 years after getting my driver’s license, and I totally agree with what he said.
That doesn’t mean that I would prefer the Porsche to the Ferrari with the option. It would take me days and days to make a decision. But I understood the limits of public roads. I would even go so far as to say that it doesn’t matter where you live. Public roads will always have a fault. And the only way to deal with imperfect roads is with decent ride weight mixed in with the right suspension and tire combination.
I guess that’s why most people prefer one these days SUV instead of sports cars. And the world is already changing. Just think of the Gemballa Marsien. I have a feeling that we will soon see a growing interest in supercars with off-road capabilities. We will no longer be limited to driving on public roads. You can just venture into the desert and at least partially walk that fast.
Enter the McLaren “Big Mac” F1. The idea is based on the Alias of Abimelec Design and his idea was to develop an F1 that could drive in the Baja 1000 race. The result is a McLaren F1 that is wider than the original. Its ride height is exactly what you would expect from a vehicle that can get out of the desert in one go.
It was rendered using KMC Wheels wrapped with BF Goodrich K02 tires. There are only two ingredients I would add to the mix: AWD and turbocharging. And if someone is brave enough to take on a project of this scale, I’d love to give it a try!
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