The McLaren F1 '94 is a supercar produced by McLaren. It appears in Gran Turismo 5, Gran Turismo 6, Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.11), and Gran Turismo 7.
Colors[]
Nine colors are available for this car:
- Marlboro White
- Base Silver
- Magnesium Silver
- Mercedes Brilliant Silver
- Platinum Silver
- Historic Orange
- XP Dark Green Metallic
- Jet Black Metallic
- Carbon Black
In-game description[]
"The final word in sportscars that captures the philosophy of the genius Gordon Murray." The McLaren F1 production car first made its appearance in 1991 as the king of all super sports exotics. The car was built by Formula 1 constructor McLaren and styled by lead designer Gordon Murray, who was assigned the arduous task of bringing to life company founder Bruce McLaren's dream of building a road-going automobile with the McLaren name.
The F1 sports car had scissor-type doors not unlike those of a Lamborghini Diablo. Its monocoque structure was extremely light, contributing to the car's 1140 kg weight. The car was laden with so many special features that they are too many to list here, but one trait worth noting is the car's passenger seating arrangement. By positioning the driver's seat at the center of the interior and the two passengers on opposing sides behind the driver, an ideal lateral and vertical weight balance was realized. Even the trunk was positioned within the wheelbase to ensure optimal weight distribution. Mounted amidships was BMW's 6.1-liter V-12 that pumped out 618 HP. Although other exotics of the day used forced induction, McLaren opted to keep its powerplant naturally aspirated for better overall response and driving ease.
Upon its release to the public, the McLaren F1 was hailed as the fastest road-going sports car in the world, one that was also quite practical as an everyday driver. Needless to say, many McLaren F1 owners wanted to race the car because of its incredibly high level of performance, prompting the company to produce the F1 GTR, a race version of the road car. The F1 GTR went on to enjoy a successful racing career that included wins in races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Café (GT7)[]
Hideo Kodama[]
These days, it's rare to see a singular vision so thoroughly reflected as it is here. The ever-creative genius Gordon Murray came up with the F1's concept... Before handing the reins over to designer Peter Stevens, who made it a reality. Murray's concept was to create an 'everyday super sports car'. And it's said that the first-generation Honda NSX served as his benchmark. The center-forward driving position in a three-seat configuration helped to balance the car. That and the car's short length of 1,140 mm are among its many unique flourishes. In fact, thanks to a well-executed design, none of its idiosyncrasies seem strange at all.
Acquisition[]
Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
---|---|---|---|
Gran Turismo 5 | McLaren Dealership (Lv. 17+) | 1,000,000 | --- |
Gran Turismo 6 | McLaren Dealership | 1,000,000 | Acquire 50% of the stars in the Super Series |
Gran Turismo Sport ( ![]() |
McLaren Brand Central | 1,000,000 | --- |
Gran Turismo 7 | Legend Cars | 20,000,000[1] | --- |
Trivia[]
- Although not appearing in Gran Turismo 2, its speedometer and tachometer appears on the box art of the US version of the game.
- This caused a false cheat/rumor where players could supposedly unlock the car by filling the garage with 100 black-colored cars.
- From GT5 to Sport, it was depicted with an inaccurate top speed, failing to reach its 230+mph top speed when stock. It has since been fixed in GT7.
- Its high price in GT7 (being superior to the Porsche 917K '70, which was priced at 18 million credits), as with most cars in the game reflecting their real-world inflated prices, along with reduced payouts for several World Circuits events, has been a source of controversy surrounding GT7's economy.
- The price itself breaks the previous record for the most expensive road car in the series, previously held by the Lamborghini Miura P400 Bertone Prototype '67 that was priced at 15 million credits (since lowered to around 3.4 million credits in GT7).
- It is currently tied with the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta '38 as the most expensive road car in the series, with both cars being priced at 20 million credits.
- Its price of within the 18,500,000 to 20,000,000 range is a reference to its real-world value of nearly $20.5 million.
Notes[]
- ↑ Price as of December 2022.