McLaren F1 1993

The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and built by Gordon Murray and McLaren Automotive. The March 31 March 1998 set the record for the fastest car in the world, 240 mph (391 kmh). In April 2009, the McLaren F1 cars hit by three more quick than pure speed, but still the fastest car naturally aspirated. The car has many designs and proprietary technologies. It is lighter and has a simpler structure than even the most modern of its rivals and competitors, despite a siege of more than most sports cars like the driver's seat is located in the center. It has a powerful engine and it's aimed at the track, but not to the extent that compromises the functionality and comfort in everyday life. It was designed as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped to be considered the ultimate street car.

Although not designed to track planes, racing cars modified edition of the vehicle has won numerous competitions, including 24 hours of Le Mans in 1995, where he met a special prototype racing car. Production began in 1992 and completed in 1998. A total of 106 cars produced some variations. Concept design chief engineer Gordon Murray was common among designers of high performance cars: low weight and high power. This was achieved by using high-tech and expensive materials like carbon fiber, titanium, gold, magnesium, and Kevlar. McLaren F1 was the first car to use carbon fiber monocoque chassis.

The idea was first conceived when Murray was waiting for a flight back from the fateful Italian Grand Prix in 1988, Murray drew a sketch of a car of three sports and has proposed to Ron Dennis, when the idea struck to create the ultimate road car, a concept that is strongly influenced by the Formula One experience and technology in society and therefore reflect the skills and knowledge by the McLaren F1 . Quote from Gordon (translated from Japanese original article): "At that time, we were able to visit with Ayrton Senna (the late F1 Champion) and Honda Tochigi Research Center visit with the fact that at the time, McLaren F1 Grand. Prix ​​cars, used Honda engines. If it is true, I thought it would have been better to put a bigger engine, when I drove the Honda NSX, all cars Ferrari-reference, Porsche, Lamborghini, I was used as reference in developing my car vanished from my mind.

Of course, it is believed the car, the McLaren F1, needed to be faster than the NSX, but the NSX's ride quality and handling would become our new design target. Being a fan of Honda engines, which are then moved to the Honda Research Center in Tochigi, on two occasions and asked to consider building the McLaren F1 4.5-liter V10 and V12. I asked, tried to persuade me, but ultimately could not convince them to do so, and ended McLaren F1 with a BMW engine. "

Later, a pair of cars Ultima MK3 kit, chassis numbers 12 and 13, "Albert" and "Edward", the last two MK3s used as "mules" to test various components and concepts before the first cars were built. Number 12 was used to test the gearbox with a 7.4 liter V8 engine from Chevrolet to mimic the torque of the BMW V12, and various other components such as seats and brakes. Number 13 was the test of the V12, plus exhaust and cooling system. When McLaren was done with the cars they destroyed both to keep journals, and because they did not want the car to be associated with "kit cars".