You haven't forgotten about a McLaren celebration, nor is an F1 LM going to be sold; we just wanted to celebrate a great car once more time, particularly with the announcement of
Gordon Murray's upcoming exhibition
. Built to commemorate the McLaren F1's 1995 win at its first Le Mans with all six painted in McLaren Orange, the LM is a true race car for the road.
How to top a McLaren F1, you ask? Well, take bits from the GTR race car like a flat floor, straight-cut gears, wider wheels and a large carbon fibre wing engraved with 'GTR-24 Heures du Mans Winners 1995'. Oh yeah, and the GTR engine without the air restrictors. This meant that the LM was the most powerful F1, with 689hp pushing a car that weighed a little over 1,000kg...
Inside, the three seat design was maintained from the road car, but with a wider throttle pedal and some much needed helicopter-style headsets. And the reason for six cars? Well it was actually five plus a prototype, because five finished Le Mans in 1995. That makes it an incredibly rare sight, as well as a stupendously cool one, so get your desktop refreshed now!