Ron Is Cooking Up A Three-Seater McLaren F1 Successor
The McLaren F1 is one of the greatest icons of the motoring world. But for all its noise, fury and record-breaking speed, one particular feature stands out: the seating arrangement. Its unusual layout of having the driver in the middle, with passengers either side and set slightly further back, is something McLaren Automotive has yet to resurrect, but that’s all set to change. Yep, the McLaren F1 is coming back, and it looks like it’s going to be awesome.
According to a report in Autocar, the mighty F1 will be reborn via a McLaren Special Operations effort, with the publication’s source suggesting 64 cars built costing £2 million each. Suddenly, the P1 looks pretty cheap, no?
Power will come from the familiar 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8, putting out around 700bhp. That means it’s not significantly more powerful than the 24-year-old original F1, and it won’t have the required poke to trouble the hardcore, lightened 675LT. That’s because - unlike the car it’s riffing off - the new F1 isn’t intended to be a record-chasing, all powerful monster: it’s supposed to be a ‘hyper GT’.
It’ll be built on an extensively revised version of McLaren’s MonoCell tub to allow for the three-seater configuration, and all the bodywork will be carbonfibre. It’ll look stunning too, if the render Autocar sent over (top of page) is anything to go by. I’m sure you’ll join me in saying hnnnnng.
The jolly lucky 64 customers are expected to get their hands on the cars in 2018.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I love the concept of 3 seater, perfect for small family XD
Yep, it’s the most practical £10m 242mph car around
It is perfect for a man with two kids, since his wife will leave him if he buys it
Thoughts on this? In my mind, the middle seating position is the most track-focused arrangement one could have, but the new one will be a GT car? Still, I shall indeed join you in saying “hnnnnnng”
It is an interesting decision I’ll give you that, and according to AC there’s unlikely to be a hardcore track version
Why build a 3-seater instead of a 2-seater? So you can scare more people at the same time
or have 2 models beside you (just saying)
Because racecar
Porsche asked to get back the front end of his mission e …
It’s just a render
Excellent! It means I can take my two children out for a drive in a hypercar now
Do you have £2m
Bought a new McLaren F1? I’m sure my boss wouldn’t mind me offering a free Disklok…
Only if Mr. Disklok gets to slap a huge Disklok sticker on the car.
DISKLOK IS BACK!
One particular feature that stands out you say? I’d say another one is that naturally aspirated v12. Does’nt seem to be found on mclarens these days.
Time for Shmee to visit the financial advisor…
Shmee: Hello Mclaren.
Mclaren: Yes Mr Shmee?
Shmee: I want to order this next hyper car everybodies talking about in my custom options by MSO.
Mclaren: Why yes Mr Shmee not a problem.
Shmee:Almost forgot…I WANT IT IN BLUE. ALL BLUE. BLUE AND BLUE. THE SEATS BLUE. THE STEERING WHEEL BLUE. THE DASHBOARD IN BLUE. ALL BLUE.
I’ll bet Shmee is like:
Lol
Tfw inb4 https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wqvzv5q/