By Jeff Glucker
Carfection just completed a three-part test of some of the most amazing machines ever built. Henry Catchpole hopped behind the wheel of a McLaren F1, Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK GTR, and a Porsche 911 GT1. His conclusion, at the end of the test, is that if he had to pick one to stare at it would be the Benz, to drive solely on a track it would be the Porsche, and to keep forever it would be the McLaren. And honestly, that conclusion makes sense to us.
But if you had to pick one… which would you choose?
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No contest. How can you pick anything other than the McClaren here?
Before I make my choice, may I have a look at the trucks that tote each one around? I’m asking on behalf of a friend.
There’s no loser here, as they are all amazing cars, but the McLaren defines the category. Most iconic machine of its generation.
McLaren, although I’d take the Benz if I needed to fly somewhere.
Drive like you fly: middle seat.
Meh, replying to myself because I can’t edit….
The P-car as a prototype was carbon and golden Warsteiner livery, which looked positively evil. And Stuck commented on the 5ft of flames that shot from the exhausts “oh that’s just a software bug. We’ll fix that for Le Mans”
Two mind boggling things for a teenage nanoop. But then again, today, I already have a Porsche.
Meh meh..
But I found a photography in that livery, including flames!
https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/7/4/6/123746-10911-pristine.jpg
By the way, you’re all correct
Along with everyone else, I would choose the McLaren, no contest. What I don’t understand is the desire to admire the Mercedes… that thing is fugly.
I wouldn’t go quite so far as “fugly”, but I hear you. I’m not sure how the GT1 racer with pasted-on E-class styling for brand recognition beat out the purpose-built McLaren F1 (or, for that matter, the 911-that-hit-the-gym GT1).
Unrelated note: how often is it that you have a 3-way comparo in which all the participants have roof scoops?!