Showing posts with label McLaren. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 7, 2024

1986 F1 McLaren MP4/2 Shell Alain Prost BOSS Burago 1:24














El McLaren MP4/2 fue un monoplaza de Fórmula 1 diseñado por John Barnard que fue usado por el equipo McLaren para la temporada 1984. Una iteración del mismo, el MP4/2B, se usó en la temporada de 1985, y una versión ligeramente actualizada, el MP4/2C, que corrió en la temporada de 1986. Se basaba estrechamente en el modelo MP4/1E que se utilizó como vehículo de prueba, utilizado en las carreras finales de 1983.
El MP4/2 se mantuvo prácticamente sin cambios en 1986, con la exclusión de algunos ajustes en la aerodinámica que lo apodaron el MP4/2C. A Prost se unió al finlandés Keke Rosberg, campeón del mundo en 1982 cuando conducía para Williams. Sin embargo, su tarea se hizo difícil debido a la negativa de John Barnard antes de mitad de temporada para permitirle cambiar la puesta a punto. Fue solo después de que Rosberg anunció su retiro de Fórmula 1 antes del Gran Premio de Alemania en Hockenheim, la única carrera del año en la que Rosberg se clasificó en la pole position. Un problema de Keke con el monoplaza, aparte de su pesado pie derecho que lo dejó sin combustible en algunas carreras tempranas de la temporada, fue que Barnard había diseñado originalmente el coche para adaptarse a los estilos de conducción más suaves de Prost y Lauda. Antes de que Barnard cediera a la configuración, el finlandés fue superado por su compañero de equipo y, cuando pudo configurar el MP4/2C a su gusto, el campeonato se perdió para él.

Saturday, February 21, 2015

1993 McLaren F1 Maisto 1:24












From Wikipedia:

The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Cars, and powered by the BMW S70/2 V12 engine. The original concept was conceived by Gordon Murray. Murray was able to convince Ron Dennis to back the project. He engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior and interior of the car. On 31 March 1998, the XP5 prototype with a modified rev limiter set the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest production car, reaching 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h), surpassing the modified Jaguar XJ220's 217.1 mph (349 km/h) record from 1992.

The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies; it is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than many modern sports cars, despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver's seat located in the centre (and slightly forward) of two passengers' seating positions, providing driver visibility superior to that of a conventional seating layout. It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design.

In 1994, the British car magazine Autocar stated in a road test regarding the F1, "The McLaren F1 is the finest driving machine yet built for the public road." They further stated, "The F1 will be remembered as one of the great events in the history of the car, and it may possibly be the fastest production road car the world will ever see." In 2005, Channel4 placed the car at number one on their list of the 100 greatest cars, calling it "the greatest automotive achievement of all time". In popular culture, the McLaren F1 has earned its spot as 'The greatest automobile ever created' and 'The Most Excellent Sports Car of All Time' amongst a wide variety of car enthusiasts and lovers. Notable past and present McLaren F1 owners include Elon Musk, Rowan Atkinson, Jay Leno, George Harrison, Ralph Lauren, Nick Mason, and the Sultan of Brunei. In the April 2017 issue of Top Gear Magazine, the McLaren F1 was listed as one of the fastest naturally aspirated cars currently available in the world, and in the same league as the more modern vehicles such as the Ferrari Enzo and Aston Martin One-77 despite being produced and engineered 10 years prior to the Ferrari Enzo and 17 years prior to the Aston Martin One-77.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren 1:24 Motormax











The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (C199 / R199 / Z199) is a grand tourer jointly developed by German automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive and sold from 2003 to 2009. When the car was developed, Mercedes-Benz owned 40 percent of the McLaren Group and the car was produced in conjunction between the two companies. SLR is an abbreviation for "Sport Leicht Rennsport" (Sport Light Racing), a homage to the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR which served as the car's inspiration. The car was offered in coupé, roadster and speedster bodystyles with the latter being a limited edition model.