What's the most extreme hypercar available in RHD?

[MitchT]

Most hypercars seem to have appalling visibility to the right rear quarter, making joining a dual carriageway or motorway an act of blind faith in a country where you drive on the left. I was pondering this and wondering, if I were to find myself in possession of a huge amount of money, what car I'd spend it on to use in the UK.

Porsche 918? LHD only
La Ferrari? LHD only.
McLaren P1? LHD only.
Bugatti Veyron? LHD only.
Etc.

So, what is the most extreme car on the market that is[ available in RHD?

[RamboLambo]

There are examples of Pagani Huuraya / Zonda, Koenigsegg in RHD but very rare
After those in terms of cars available does a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster qualify ?

Edited by RamboLambo on Saturday 23 May 11:24

[rohrl]

If 750bhp, 2.8 seconds 0-60mph and a top speed of 217mph is fast enough for you the Lamborghini Aventador 750-4 is available in RHD.

If that's a bit slow then Koenigsegg will build you a RHD car with well over 1000bhp, or you could go for a Pagani Huayra.

[Complex]

XJ220?

Visibility and ease of use probably worse than all the above put together though.

[Anubis]

Curve ball....McLaren F1?

[BelfastBoy]

Hard to look past Koenigsegg here, to be honest. Funny how they manufacture in small quantities yet have no apparent problems with RHD! Also, although they're not hypercars, aren't some of the 60s racers (even from Ferrari) RHD?

I suppose just to make the debate more interesting, McLaren went LHD only for the P1 but the F1 of course has a central seating position..

[DeltonaS]

BelfastBoy said:

Hard to look past Koenigsegg here, to be honest. Funny how they manufacture in small quantities yet have no apparent problems with RHD! Also, although they're not hypercars, aren't some of the 60s racers (even from Ferrari) RHD?

I suppose just to make the debate more interesting, McLaren went LHD only for the P1 but the F1 of course has a central seating position..

But isn't the shifter on the right/right side ?? makes it more LHD than RHD ;-)

[Andy M]

Noble M600?

[BelfastBoy]

DeltonaS said:

But isn't the shifter on the right/right side ?? makes it more LHD than RHD ;-)

Good point,you're entirely correct.Also often wondered about F1 rear visibility with 2 small windows+2 rear view mirrors?F1 owning PH'ers,feel free to join the discussion!

[sealtt]

Could always juice up a 911 GT2 just to get hyper car performance, supercar pricing and sports car usability!

[Spanna]

I'd have a Lexus LFA just for the noise.

[MitchT]

Some interesting suggestions there.

I really don't get why they don't build £1m cars in RHD. Surely it's as simple as manufacturing a few components the other way round? If someone's paying that much for a car they should be able to have what they want.

[V8KSN]

I know its not in the same league as the cars OP listed but its a gorgeous looking thing!






Don't you agree?

[mackay45]

V8KSN said:

I know its not in the same league as the cars OP listed but its a gorgeous looking thing!






Don't you agree?

I do - I also never realised these came in RHD!

[rohrl]

mackay45 said:

V8KSN said:

I know its not in the same league as the cars OP listed but its a gorgeous looking thing!






Don't you agree?

I do - I also never realised these came in RHD!

They didn't - it's a conversion.

[AMD87]

BelfastBoy said:

Hard to look past Koenigsegg here, to be honest. Funny how they manufacture in small quantities yet have no apparent problems with RHD! Also, although they're not hypercars, aren't some of the 60s racers (even from Ferrari) RHD?

I suppose just to make the debate more interesting, McLaren went LHD only for the P1 but the F1 of course has a central seating position..

That was because the pits at Le Mans are on the right so makes driver changes easier.

[Behemoth]

MitchT said:

Most hypercars seem to have appalling visibility to the right rear quarter, making joining a dual carriageway or motorway an act of blind faith in a country where you drive on the left.

I don't get why people are that bothered. Joining a dual carriageway / motorway is a cinch - you should be looking at the traffic stream as you join, well before it all becomes a matter for rearward views.

MitchT said:

I really don't get why they don't build £1m cars in RHD. Surely it's as simple as manufacturing a few components the other way round?

It's a lot more involved than you'd think and involves many more components than you'd think. Ergonomics, pedal offsets, transmission tunnel space and more make it a big exercise. If it is thought about at the earliest stages in the process, it can be done. Leaving it late in the design process makes it a considerable cost.

Even when thought through, there are almost always compromises. Mercedes did a car in the 80s which had height adjustable seats for the driver. But they forgot about RHD so these versions had height adjustment for the passenger and not the driver. Because it was to do with the seat rails, not just the seats themselves.

Your best bet for a true RHD car is a Japanese one. But they don't make hypercars these days...

[mackay45]

rohrl said:

They didn't - it's a conversion.

Thanks for the link, you learn something new every day

[rj1986]

http://www.tomhartleyjnr.com/used/2014/pagani/huay...
Current RHD Huayra for sale now

Gumpert also made the/an Apollo in RHD

[AMD87]

rj1986 said:

http://www.tomhartleyjnr.com/used/2014/pagani/huay...
Current RHD Huayra for sale now

Gumpert also made the/an Apollo in RHD

Curious to know why the majority of RHD ones would be in North America....