Road Test
McLaren F1 (94-97)
Test date 11 May 1994
Price as tested £540,000
For Titanic performance, incredible everyday usability, performance kudos, rarity,
Against The price; it costs little more than a large family house
How much ?
- Price as tested £540,000
- Price as tested £540,000
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.8 sec
- 0-60mph 3.2 sec
- 0-100mph 6.3 sec
- 0-150mph 12.8 sec
- 0-200mph
28 sec
- 30-70mph
2.1 sec
- 0-400m
11.1 / 138 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
19.6 / 177 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
1.8 / 2.3
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
2.3 / 2.8 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
2.8 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
203 mph
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
15.2 mpg
- Test best/worst
23.4 / 9.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
no data / no data
- CO2 emissions
no data
How big?
- Length
4288 mm
- Width
1820 mm
- Height
1140 mm
- Wheelbase
2718 mm
- Weight
1138 kg
- Fuel tank
90.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 12 cyls , 6064 cc
- Max power no data
- Max torque no data
- Specific output no data
- Power to weight no data
- Installation M
- Bore/stoke no data
- Compression ratio no data
- Valve gear no data
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.23 / 8.7
- 2nd 2.19 / 12.7
- 3rd 1.71 / 16.7
- 4th 1.39 / 20
- 5th 1.16 / 24
- 6th 0.93 / 30
- Final drive 2.37
Suspension
- Front Double unequal length wishbones, subframes alloy dampers, co-axial springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Inclined axis, double unequal length wishbones, subframes, alloy dampers, co-axial springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.80
Brakes
- Front 332mm ventilated discs
- Rear 305mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 9.0Jx17in in
- Size rear 11.5Jx17in in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 235/45 ZR17
- Tyres rear 315/45 ZR17
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