Interestingly enough, that's 0.4 seconds and 4 mph
slower than the road car, which benefits from an extra 70 horsepower, but lacks the aerodynamic upgrades.
Even with a roll cage and safety equipment the kerb weight is expected to be around 1250 kg, substantially
less than the road car, while with GT3 air restrictors the V10 will produce around 500bhp.
The new McLaren P1 ™ is engineered to offer more driving enjoyment and faster lap
times than any road car ever built.
The McLaren P1 ™ is engineered to offer more driving enjoyment and faster lap times
than any road car ever built.
In the late 1990s manufacturers went bonkers with the GT1 regulations and produced cars more akin to full - blown Le Mans
prototypes than the road car - based category it was meant to be.
These days, you're more likely to see a rally - prepared
RS200 than a road car too, so the premium can be explained on rarity value alone.
The GT3 is wider and
lower than the road car, with additional air intakes to dissipate heat and feed cold air to the oil cooler.
Ex-racecars or modified track day cars are seen as a higher risk by these brokers, but on the plus side they are cheaper to
repair than road cars and generally their total value is less, so they can be more cost - effective.
The unit's internal action sends pulses through your body at idle, further adding to the sensation that the 911 GT3 really is more of a race car tuned for the
road than a road car developed for the track.
The AMR Pro runs on wheels of a smaller
diameter than the road car (18in front and rear) in order to facilitate the fitment of Michelin racing tyres, which are made to the same specification as those used by LMP1 cars in the World Endurance Championship.
And finally, the aero package is even more
aggressive than the road car's thanks in part to a much larger front splitter and a bigger rear diffuser which juts out of the back of the car considerably further than before.
The naturally aspirated 1,130 - horsepower 6.5 - liter V12 engine will be given a significant but undisclosed horsepower bump, and with no mufflers or emissions controls will be much
louder than the road car.
With these changes, the car breathes better, cools more efficiently, and perhaps most importantly, generates far more
downforce than the road car.
The front and rear tracks are wider than standard, and the enormous 10in - wide rims are right on the Group A limit, being 2in
wider than the road car's.
The Clubsport GT4 weighs in at just 2,866 pounds (1,300 kg), nearly 100 pounds
less than the road car, and is fitted with race - spec 380 mm steel disc brakes all around for the stopping power to match the acceleration and handling.
The GTR is a track - only version of McLaren's Senna supercar, with more power (813 hp from the 4.0 liter twin - turbo V8, 24 more
than the road car), a revised suspension, and better aerodynamics.