McLaren logo from the sill plate of a McLaren F1

McLaren Cars (since renamed McLaren Automotive) is an automaker founded in 1990 with the object of producing road cars based on Formula One technology. It works closely with the Team McLaren Formula One constructor and is part of the McLaren Group. Image File history File links 1996 McLaren F1 Closeup of McLaren logo sill plate From the Ralph Lauren collection on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. ... Image File history File links 1996 McLaren F1 Closeup of McLaren logo sill plate From the Ralph Lauren collection on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a British company subsidiary of the McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... This article is about the year. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... The McLaren Group is a group of companies, created by Ron Dennis, centered around the Team McLaren racing team and Formula One constructor. ...

F1

McLaren F1

McLaren Cars' first product was the McLaren F1, a sports car and also a supercar priced at £640,000 (approx. US$ 1,150,000). The F1 was a three seat coupe with the driver situated in the middle of the car. The 6064 cc V12 engine, which produces 627 bhp (461 kW), was designed and built by BMW. McLaren F1 Photographed in Boston, Mass. ... McLaren F1 Photographed in Boston, Mass. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a British company subsidiary of the McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... The McLaren F1 is a supercar engineered and produced by McLaren Cars, a British company subsidiary of the McLaren Group that, among others, owns the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. ... Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... A supercar is a term used for a sports car, typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superlative to its contemporary sports cars. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ... A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders. ... BHP may refer to: Broken Hill Proprietary Company BHP Billiton BHP Steel Brake horsepower This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... kW is a measure of power, kilowatt. ... BMW AG (an abbreviation of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or in English, Bavarian Motor Works), is a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ...

Production of the original F1 began in 1992. The LM model was then introduced in 1995 and the GT model, in 1997. The GTR was built from 1995 through 1997.

Production of the McLaren F1 drew to a close in May 1998, with a total production of 100 cars, made up as follows:

F1 - 64
LM - 5
GT - 3
GTR95 - 9
GTR96 - 9
GTR97 - 10

The McLaren F1 GTR was developed from the F1 road car, and proved highly effective in the four hour GT races in 1995, its first season of racing. Le Mans 24 Hours that year was to be McLaren’s first attempt at the world’s most prestigious endurance race. 24 hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is a famous sports car endurance race held at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe. ...

McLaren decided to update the 001 chassis – the original test car – and enter it to augment the five customer cars that had been running all season. It was this car, piloted by former Formula 1 racers JJ Lehto and Yannick Dalmas and experienced Japanese driver Masanori Sekiya that took the chequered flag after a race full of drama. Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Jyrki Järvilehto, (born January 31, 1966) a. ... Yannick Dalmas was a Formula One driver from France. ...

McLaren F1 GTRs finished 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 13th, not only winning the race at its first attempt, but totally dominating this most gruelling of events.

The F1 previously held the record for the fastest production car ever made, with an independently measured top speed of 240.14 mph (386.39 km/h). It has a 0-60 mph time of 3.2 seconds. However, this has been bettered by both the Koenigsegg CCR and the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Look up second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2004 Koenigsegg CCR The Koenigsegg CCR is an automobile made by Koenigsegg. ... The Veyron 16. ...

Similar vehicles are the Ferrari Enzo and the Bugatti EB110, though plans are in the works for Cadillac's Cien & Sixteen and also Chrysler's ME Four-Twelve are concept cars which would outpace the F1. However, plans for the Cien & Sixteen and the ME Four-Twelve have been officially shelved. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Enzo Ferrari The vehicle is literally named Enzo Ferrari, not Ferrari Enzo as would be more typical. ... Bugatti EB110SS The Bugatti EB110 is an exclusive supercar from Bugatti, one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ...

SLR

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at the September, 2004 Paris Motor Show

In 1999, McLaren Cars agreed to design and manufacture the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in conjunction with DaimlerChrysler (who also supply engines to the Team McLaren racing team under the Mercedes-Benz brand). Download high resolution version (1400x875, 207 KB)Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at the September, 2004 Paris Motor Show. ... Download high resolution version (1400x875, 207 KB)Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at the September, 2004 Paris Motor Show. ... The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... The Mondial de lAutomobile (Paris Motor Show in English) is an annual auto show in Paris. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (FWB:DCX, NYSE: DCX, TYO: 7663 ), headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg and Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer and financial services provider (through DaimlerChrysler Services). ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ...

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

McLaren vehicles

• McLaren Group
• McLaren Racing
• McLaren F1

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External links

• McLaren Cars official website
• A guide to the F1