Tag: McLaren F1
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Is the Bugatti EB110 GT to this decade what McLaren F1 was to the last?
We’ve witnessed two Bugatti EB110 GTs go under the hammer, setting new records in less than a fortnight. The sudden influx of EB110s is unlikely to be a coincidence. Clearly, the market is now looking at this 90s icon with interest, and we expect prices to reach new heights in the years to come. Both…
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Bugatti EB110 Super Sport sold for €2.24 million at auction
A fine example of a 1994 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport has been sold at auction for a whopping €2.24 million. This EB110 SS is one of just 30 examples built. It left the Campogalliano factory in 1994 and was delivered to a sports car enthusiast in Germany. Since then, the car has swapped hands four…
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McLaren F1 makes a smoking exit out of Villa d’Este
The 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este was recently held on the shores of the picturesque Lake Como in Italy. This year, it was all about hypercars from the 1990s. The line-up included the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and Porsche 911 GT1. There was the F50 and F40 from the Ferrari stable, a Bugatti EB110 SS, a…
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Quirks of the McLaren F1 that Doug de Muro might have missed
The McLaren F1 is one of the most iconic hypercars of the 90s and enthusiasts like us seldom miss an opportunity to get up close and personal with one. So, when DK Engineering posted a detailed “User Guide” of the F1 today, we didn’t waste a second. If “quirks and features” are your kind of…
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Washing a $23 Million McLaren F1: How hard can it be?
There are fewer stressful jobs in this world than handling someone’s McLaren F1. But, Topaz Detailing are used to working with super-expensive hypercars. In their latest video, they show us the full process of washing a $23 million exotic. While all cars that enter Topaz’s washing bay go through the same process, with cars like…
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McLaren Speedtail in Green Carbon delivered in Bahrain
One of the first McLaren Speedtails was delivered in Belgium last month. Now, here’s another one that was recently handed over to its owner. This Speedtail is owned by a Bahrain-based collector (Instagram: @the_collection1). This one is chassis no. 006. Just like the purple Speedtail we saw last month, this one has an interesting spec.…
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Andy Wallace: The Man who Drove a Bugatti Chiron at 305 MPH
Earlier this year, the Bugatti Chiron SS 300+ became the first production car to break the 300 mph barrier. The man piloting the car at the time was Andy Wallace – official Bugatti test driver. Driving a car at such great speeds requires extraordinary skills and not to mention, immense courage. Andy Wallace was probably…
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$19.8 Million McLaren F1 LM-Spec: The Most Expensive F1 Ever Sold at Auction
Though it was projected to make anything between $21 million and $23 million, the McLaren F1 LM-Spec was the Pebble Beach star this week with a $19.8 million winning bid. The Monterey Car Week auction held by RM Sotheby’s saw an ultra-rare McLaren F1 with LM-Specification rolling off the block with a record-breaking final bid…
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One of 2 McLaren F1 ‘LM-Specification’ is Coming up for Auction at Monterey
A McLaren F1 is always a star of any auction and is bound to bring in big money. However, when a McLaren F1 LM Spec comes up for auction, it can get really, really expensive. In an era of hybrids and all-electric hypercars, the McLaren F1 is still revered as the greatest supercars of all…
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Exclusive: Gordon Murray’s T50 Hypercar to be Priced at £2.36 Million
A successor to the McLaren F1 is on cards. When it’s being built by the legendary Gordon Murray, you know it’s going to be epic. Murray’s latest creation will be an uber-exclusive hypercar that is internally known as the T50. Little has been known about the T50 project but sources have told us that it…
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Exclusive: Gordon Murray’s T50 Hypercar to be more Advanced than Aston’s Valkyrie
The T50 hypercar will be the true successor to the McLaren F1 and it is going up against some of the finest hypercars of this era. Update: Our sources tell us that information about Gordon Murray’s T50 hypercar is likely to be officially released next month. March 12, 2019 While the world had its attention…
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McLaren Speedtail Hypercar Priced at $2.2 Million
McLaren has taken the wraps off its latest limited edition hypercar. The McLaren Speedtail is the successor to the legendary McLaren F1. Only 106 examples will exist and all have already been spoken for. The price? A cool $2.2 million before taxes. The Speedtail is based on a unique carbon fiber Monocage structure with…