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
Travis Pastrana crushed the Mt. Washington Hillclimb record reaching the 6288’ summit in a stunning 5:44.72. The #199 WRX STI with a specially fitted 600hp engine actually beat the record two times, running a 5:46.28 on the first attempt up the twisty 7.4 mile race course. This is just shy of a twenty-five second gain on the old record of 6:09.09 held by Subaru Rally Team USA teammate, David Higgins, from 2014.
