The McLaren F1 '94 is a road car produced by McLaren. It appears in Gran Turismo 5, Gran Turismo 6. It is also available in Gran Turismo Sport, where it was added as part of Update 1.11, released on January 26, 2018.
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.
Acquisition
GT5
As a premium car, the McLaren F1 '94 can be purchased on the McLaren Dealerships for 1.000.000 Credits. It is a level 17 car.
GT6
This car can be purchased for 1,000,000 Credits. Alternatively, the player can receive this car by obtaining half of the stars in the races of the Super category. It has a detailed interior.
GT Sport
This car can be purchased in the McLaren section of Brand Central for 1,000,000 Credits.
Trivia
- The car's engine bay is gold-plated for optimum heat reflection.
- The car's driver seat is located in the middle of the cabin.
- In the actual road car, despite featuring a CD player, it has no radio.
- It doesn't have an actual handbrake despite having red (P) warning light; instead, the rear brake caliper is electronically controlled to emulate a handbrake.
- Although this car doesn't appear in Gran Turismo 2, the speedometer and tachometer of this car appears in the box art of the US version of the game.