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Mclaren f1 lm
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| Mclaren f1 lm | |
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| McLaren Automotive | |
| aka | McLaren F1 LM |
| Production | 1995-5 made plus one prototype |
| Class | supercar |
| Body Style | Three seater |
| Length | 4365mm |
| Width | 1820mm |
| Height | 1120mm |
| Wheelbase | 2718mm |
| Weight | 1062kg (kerb weight) |
| Transmission | 6 speed gearbox with LSD |
| Engine | BMW V12 Naturally Aspirated |
| Power | 680hp @ 7,800rpm |
| Similar | Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg CCXR |
| Designer | Gordan Murray |
This article is about the McLaren F1 LM, an English built supercar
The McLaren F1 LM is considered as the most extreme version of the exclusive and amazing McLaren F1. The LM version improves on most aspects of the already amazing McLaren F1. The McLaren F1 LM is one of the most exclusive, amazing, fastest, unique and technologically advanced cars of all time. It is considered by many as the ultimate super car of all time!
Style
All of the five F1 LM's had the same body, engine etc
Engine and Transmission
The LM has a BMW V12 Naturally aspirated engine which outputs 680hp @ 7,800 rpm
The car has a 6 speed gearbox and a limited slip differential (LSD)
Performance
This car is most definetely a supercar, it has a huge top speed of 225mph, the normal F1 can do 240mph but it doesnt have some fo the downforce features that the LM has, e.g. the LM has a huge Carbon Fibre rear spoiler to aid downforce whereas the normal F1 doesnt! This is still a major achievment
Photos
Colors
Three of the F1 LM's were painted Papaya Orange in memory of the McLaren founder Bruce McLaren, his Can-Am cars of the sixties were painted this colour, apparently because Bruce thought that colour looked best on the black and white TV's of that era, Ralph Lauren owns one of the three F1 LM's painted in Papaya Orange
Two of the Five F1 LM's are rumoured to be painted black, both are rumoured to be owned by the current Sultan of Brunei
The prototype is painted Papaya Orange
Main Competitors
The main competitors are actually more modern such as the Bugatti Veyron, the Veyron is considered as the main competitor despite the fact that it came nearly ten years later!!!
Unique Attributes
One of the most unique aspects of the McLaren F1 LM is its three seat layout, in which the driver sits in the centre slightly further forward than the seats either side of him.
Also the engine bay is lined with gold foil! this is because the gold foil is a good insulator!
Interior
As mentioned earlier the car has a three seat layout, The driver sits in the middle with a seat either side positioned slightly further back
External Links
1) [1] McLaren Automotive 2) [2] D-grin (for the pictures)
--McLaren F1 LM 12:08, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
