The unbelievable running costs of a McLaren F1 revealed by an owner forced to sell his supercar – only for values to rocket by £10million
But the purchase price isn’t the only mind-blowingly expensive part of owning one of the 200mph machines.
One owner paid $250,000 (£190,000) to have it resprayed orange.
And another former owner has revealed how much basic maintenance cost him – even though he barely drove it.
Atlanta-based businessman and car collector Bruce Weiner said in an interview with VinWiki he paid $1.2million (£920,000) for the 1994 F1 but that was just the start … More
Walter Wolf’s 210 MPH Road-Legal Porsche 935 Was Far Crazier Than Any 911 GT2 RS
At the Goodwood launch of the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series, Porsche brought racing legend Walter Röhrl up on stage and invoked the mighty 935. Various attendees either ground their teeth or rolled their eyes. Porsche is known for leveraging their history until it groans under the burden, but get a grip. The 935 is a blitzkrieg machine made for strafing the Mulsanne Straight; the Exclusive Series is a copper-colored bauble built to be driven in heavy traffic around London’s financial district by showoffs with giant watches.
Then the GT2RS showed up. This is more like it: a near-700hp rear-drive-only machine with scoops and wings and a tank to spray water on the intercooler. With a claimed top speed above 210mph … More
David Donohue is a legend in the Porsche community. Son of the famed Mark Donohue, championship winning racer in his own right, and most recently Porsche’s go-between for 918 Spyder owners, David has been racing for a couple of decades and shows no signs of slowing down. For 2017 he wanted a new challenge and decided to take on the mighty Pikes Peak hill climb in a heavily modified 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S. Because the car carries parts from the 911 GT3R, the 911 GT America, and the 911 GT3 Cup, they decided to slap the tongue-in-cheek name badge of … More
