The Gordon Murray-designed machine held the record for 18 years, while it took McLaren 22 years before it could better its original record-breaker with the Speedtail. There’s an argument that McLaren should have put an end to all top speed bragging rights when its iconic F1 clocked 240.1mph with Le Man winner Andy Wallace at the wheel. The record wouldn’t stand for long, however just two months later, Bugatti would take the crown in spectacular fashion.Īutocar road test review: Koenigsegg CC8S (2002-2004) 9. Koenigsegg’s second-ever production model used a 4.7-litre twin-supercharged V8 to produce north of 800bhp and urge it on to beat McLaren by a single mile per hour. The car that knocked the F1 off the top spot did so at Italy’s Nardo Ring test track in February 2005. However, that figure required the rev limiter to be raised to 8,300rpm - no production F1 has ever been recorded at more than 211mph, though unmodified, the 6.1-litre V12 should be capable of a still astonishing 221mph.Īutocar's exclusive McLaren F1 road test: 25 years on 10. McLaren F1 - 240.1mphįamously set by racing driver Andy Wallace at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track in March 1998, the monumental British hypercar carried the title of World’s fastest production car for the best part of 15 years. And because chasing top speed is such a wild and outlandish pursuit, we've gone for a Spinal Tap top 11, rather than the usual 10. With that in mind, here are the fastest production road cars by the numbers. McLaren reunites with Gulf Oil for strategic partnership.McLaren Elva Gulf Theme by MSO adds retro livery to 804bhp speedster.My life in 12 cars: McLaren Automotive boss Mike Flewitt.The top fastest-accelerating cars in the world 2022.

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