Today we have an interesting story coming all the way from Japan where the owner of a McLaren F1 has decided to sell his precious automobile. Nothing special so far, until you find out that the car hasn’t been driven at all. Even though the supercar is no less than 17 years old, the owner never had the curiosity to test out its capabilities. Most likely he bought the car only as an investment so he could sell it later for a lot more than he originally paid back in 1996 when he acquired the automobile from McLaren. Taking into account a UK dealer was able to sell in 2012 an F1 for $5.5 million, chances are this pristine condition model will be sold for at least $7 million.
As a reminder, when the McLaren F1 was introduced it managed to become the fastest car in the world, reaching a top speed of 231 mph (372 km/h) with the rev limiter activated and 243 mph (391 km/h) with the rev limiter turned off. Production of the F1 started in 1992 and ended in 1998 and during this period only 106 cars were ever made. This car is one of the 64 standard units sold, while the others produced were the LMs (6 units), GTs (3 units) and GTR (28 units).
Powering the McLaren F1 is a BMW 6.1-liter V12 engine producing 618 hp (461 kW) and 586 lb-ft of torque. The engine is linked to a transverse six-speed manual transmission with a carbon triple-plate clutch which is contained in aluminum housing, whereas in the GTR version it is contained in magnesium housing.
The McLaren F1 needs 1.8 seconds from 0 to 30 mph (48 km/h) and will perform the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) sprint in just 3.2 seconds. 0-100 mph (0-160 km/h) takes 6.3 seconds while 0-124.28 mph (200.01 km/h) is achieved in 9.4 seconds. From 0 until 150 mph (240 km/h) it takes 12.8 seconds while 0-200 mph (0-320 km/h) is done in 28 seconds.
It will remain one of the most important cars in the entire automobile history and as time will go by, the price tag of these F1s will constantly go up, especially for this particular model which hasn’t been driven at all. It seems the owner of this yellow McLaren F1 transported the supercar on a flatbed truck every two years to a shop where it had its lines cleaned and the fluids flushed. All rubber parts that needed replacement were changed with original McLaren ones so the car is still 100% original even after 17 years since it rolled off the assembly line.
The owner of the vehicle is a very wealthy individual who also has a barely driven Ferrari F40, an Enzo, an F50 and a Lamborghini Diablo GT.
