• The McLaren F1’s top speed record run took place in 1998 at the Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany, owned by Volkswagen. The F1 was driven by McLaren’s chief test driver Andy Wallace. On that day, the McLaren F1 achieved a staggering top speed of 391 km/h (243 mph), claiming its status as the fastest production car in the world at the time-a title it held for over a decade. It crushed the previous record of 349 km/h (217 mph) set by the Jaguar XJ220 back in 1992. The run was performed with the

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