McLaren produced the McLaren F1 road car, launched in 1992 with a central driving seat. Designed by Gordon Murray and Peter Stevens, the F1 was developed as an uncompromising road-going supercar rather than as a modified racing car.
Its three-seat layout placed the driver in the middle, with a passenger seat on each side. The car used a naturally aspirated 6.1-litre BMW V12, a carbon-fibre monocoque, and extensive lightweight construction. McLaren also used gold foil in the engine bay because gold reflects heat effectively.
The F1 became especially famous for its performance and engineering purity. A race-derived GTR version won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans outright, but the road car itself was not designed as a conventional endurance-racing model. Production was limited, with 106 cars built in total across road and racing versions.