{"id":295274,"date":"2017-06-24T18:40:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T18:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=295274"},"modified":"2024-04-14T12:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:46:57","slug":"how-the-mclaren-f1-came-to-be-the-worlds-best-supercar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/how-the-mclaren-f1-came-to-be-the-worlds-best-supercar\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: How the McLaren F1 Came to be the World&#8217;s Best Supercar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33m33vQkfiw\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33m33vQkfiw\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mclaren-f1\/\">McLaren F1 <\/a>is the\u00a0world\u2019s best. It\u2019s currently the most expensive modern supercar in the used market and it has a performance pedigree to backup up the heavy price tag.<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-173636\" class=\"clearfix post-173636 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mclaren category-porsche category-review category-supercar tag-0-100mph-9-10sec tag-0-60-3-4sec tag-0-60-4-5sec tag-14-mile-12-13sec tag-309 tag-400-500hp tag-600-700hp tag-best-of-the-best tag-flat-6 tag-icon tag-icons tag-mclaren tag-mclaren-f1 tag-mclaren-f1-videos tag-mclaren-videos tag-porsche tag-porsche-959 tag-porsche-icons tag-review tag-supercar tag-supercar-of-the-year tag-top-10-list tag-top-speed-200mph tag-turbocharged tag-v12\">\n<section class=\"cb-entry-content clearfix\">The story begins in 1988 when partners of the McLaren Cars Ltd \u2013 the world\u2019s leading Formula One team, winning 15 out of 16 races \u2013 finished their successful season and decided that they should move beyond their current program and go one step further by building the finest road car possible. 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