McLaren to reinvent iconic F1 with new GT car

RM Motorsports · 21st July 2016, 17:49

The McLaren F1 will be reinvented before the turn of the decade in a project made possible by the bespoke skills of the firm’s Special Operations division. The all-new, limited-edition car will pay homage to the iconic F1 and include many of its standout design features, including the three-seat layout, powered dihedral doors with openings that extend to the roof’s central vein, and a roof snorkel. However, the car is also being engineered to an all-new brief as an ultra-powerful GT car.

http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-new...ar-402595.aspx

rohitoasis · 21st July 2016, 17:59

A bit sad with this news. More than 2 decades back i decided to become an Engineer seeing the original McLaren F1. From the purity of purpose that the original F1 had, they are moving it to Aston Martin territory.

Autocar UK does seem to have a whole lot of articles dedicated to this.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ne...new-mclaren-f1

I agree with the below indicated article about losing the purity of purpose of such a legendary name.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-c...f1-association

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RM Motorsports Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,270 Thanked: 5,174 Times	McLaren to reinvent iconic F1 with new GT car The McLaren F1 will be reinvented before the turn of the decade in a project made possible by the bespoke skills of the firm’s Special Operations division. The all-new, limited-edition car will pay homage to the iconic F1 and include many of its standout design features, including the three-seat layout, powered dihedral doors with openings that extend to the roof’s central vein, and a roof snorkel. However, the car is also being engineered to an all-new brief as an ultra-powerful GT car. http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-new...ar-402595.aspx
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rohitoasis BHPian Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Palakkad Posts: 608 Thanked: 1,382 Times	re: McLaren to reinvent iconic F1 with new GT car A bit sad with this news. More than 2 decades back i decided to become an Engineer seeing the original McLaren F1. From the purity of purpose that the original F1 had, they are moving it to Aston Martin territory. Autocar UK does seem to have a whole lot of articles dedicated to this. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ne...new-mclaren-f1 I agree with the below indicated article about losing the purity of purpose of such a legendary name. http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-c...f1-association
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