For over ten years, no car on the planet could match the McLaren F1 in terms of sheer speed. And the ironic thing is, unlike its successors to the title of fastest road production car in the world – the Bugatti Veyron and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, among others – the McLaren F1 was never built entirely for that reason.
Footage is from a test day in 1998, during which XP5 set the world recoerd for highest speed in a production car. The amazing thing is that this car can go 240 miles per hour with a naturally aspirated V12 and only 627 horse power. The Veyron needs an 8 liter W16 quad turbos and 1000 horse power to get to 253
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