1996 McLaren F1

McLaren F1 sports car is designed and produced by Gordon Murray and McLaren Automotive. On March 31, 1998, a record for the fastest production car in the world, 240 miles (391 km / h). [2] In April 2009, defeated only four F1 production of other cars just speed, but still inhale the fastest production car normally.
This car and many exclusive designs and technology. It is lighter and has a structure much simpler than most recent competitors and competitors in spite of the presence of one more seat than most sports cars are the same, with the driver's seat is located in the center. Features a powerful engine and bit-oriented songs, but not with the degree of compatibility of usability for everyday use and comfort. Was seen as an exercise in creating what the designers expected to be considered in the main street cars. Although not designed to be machine path, and won the modified race car car edition several races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, where he faced models of race cars built for this purpose. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In total, 106 cars were produced, with some variation in design. [3]
In 1994, the British car road test in Autocar magazine reported about F1, "the McLaren F1 is the best engine built so far to a public road." And that "F1 will be remembered as one of the major events in the history of the car, and can be probably the fastest production road car world will ever see." [4]
Chief engineer of the design concept Gordon Murray is a common one among designers of high performance cars: low weight and high energy. This is achieved through the use of materials, high-tech and expensive, such as carbon fiber, titanium, magnesium, gold, and Kevlar. F1 is the first production car that uses carbon fiber monocoque chassis.