15. McLaren F1 – 240mph
Powered by a 6.1-litre, four-cam, 48-valve 60deg V12 engine, designed and built by BMW Motorsport, the McLaren F1 produces 627bhp at 7400rpm and more than 479lb ft of torque all the way from 4000 to 7000rpm. This combines with the F1’s 1138kg kerb weight to give a power-to-weight ratio of 550bhp per tonne.
Those figures meant that when it first launched, it provided more performance than Le Mans cars of the period, and its abilities left F1 drivers with their jaws felled. And while it has unservoed brakes, poor rear visibility and a central driving position – which some may not be used to – it never feels intimidating to drive at its limit.
