Still looks better than most of today's supercars.

£634.5k is looking like the bargain of the century! You're lucky to get one for under $15m nowadays.

With the aero kit that one has, it looks SO contemporary. If released today it would still sell out even against today's hypercars.

The people that passed up on the f1 when they were new must be kicking themself

"If you ask Gordon Murray, he wouldn't do anything different if he did it again." - Tiff Needel T.50 interviews drop "Everytime I look at it, I just *sigh* I wish it had a bit more muscle... the deck was too flat... there wasn't enough shape around the headlights... the roof duct was too wide... the engine was too big... the gear change was (only) pretty good..." - Gordon Murray.

One of the best automotive videos ever, 5th Gear isn't the same without Mr Needell

BRING BACK TIFF NEEDELL!!!!!

And 18 years after this video was made, it is STILL the greatest car that was ever made!

I remember thrashing a Lamorghini around Thruxton and noticed something in my peripheral vision as I was taking one of the sweeping corners on that fantastic circuit. It was Tiff Needell in an M5, only weirdly he was pointing pretty much directly at me - it was the most outrageous bit of drifting I've ever seen. He is some driver.

4:48 - “talk to Gordon Murray and he will tell you he wouldn’t change anything if he was to build it again.” Not true, T.50 anyone? 😂

I can't wait for Tiff to drive the Gordon Murray T.50

A pure driver's car and nothing else. I hope to at least see one someday.

1:20 and now $23 million, give or take a million or two. Worth every penny i think.

I video-recorded Tiff's first drive of the F1 in 1992, and still have it somewhere on DVD ! Exciting times !

Tiff is what makes the driving exciting. You should bring him back.

I still remember the first time i laid eyes on one, I was 11 and i walked around that car for hours

1:51 Luckiest insect in the world getting to sit on a McLaren F1

Tiff is really a great guy to review cars because he's a good drive. Him and Harris I feel like were my favorites.

This example has the LM splitter, wheels and spoiler but not the side skirts.

Still one of the most beautiful cars imo.

Tiff with a F1 is perfection. The best with the best car

The greatest car that will ever exist

Imagine Senna driving this beast wearing his classic italian mocassim and using the heel-and-toe shifting like he did with NSX.

"Talk to Gordon Murray, and he wouldn't do anything different today" Well, today Gordon Murray says he didn't like some things on the F1, and he made the T.50

The dream car of all dream cars. Unrivalled perfection to this day.

Love every car reviews Mr. Needell makes.... probably one of the greatest car reviewers of all time :) .. this F1 is TIMELESS

Thanks for posting this! The other versions on KZfaq were bad quality.

Awesome bit of motoring journalism history. Tiff knew exactly how to drive it and how to get across the feeling to the viewer, far better than any other McLaren f1 demo, cheers mate.

Who doesn’t love Tiff! Great review of an iconic car!

I can't wait for the T50 - even though I can't afford one! Gordon Murray is a genius and understands the joy of driving. The performance this car achieved was a by product of the engineering and attention to detail. For those who say "but such and such is faster", really can't be petrol heads, as they don't understand the joy of driving.

I had one park next to me at Donington race track back in ‘93, as a 19 year old it made my year when I went back to my car to see what was parked next to it.

Looks stunning, and sounds incredible.

You know I bet it can still win leman with only upgrading the brakes & tires

Great stuff, thanks Tiff and Fifth Gear!

Greatest car ever made bar none .

Saw one in Keswick Britain. Parked in a bad street for 3 days outside my house. Turns out the guy was just there to drive mountain back roads, tried my hardest to get a ride but only managed to sit in it :( . There were a McLaren SLR and a 356 also. Great view while doing the dishes :)

She’s a beauty! This F1 would look better with the LM side skirts though.

Tiff is one of the all time greats!

Timeless, incredibly good looking car. If simulators are anything to go by, Gordon Murray definitely knows how to make a car handle well too. It can only be beaten by the GMA T50.

The most beautiful hyper car - hands down. Koenigsegg please do central driving configuration.

Can you guys release the high quality version of his CLK-GTR review ?

I love the mclaren f1

We need a 2020 update for this particular Mclaren F1 with Tiff recording it in 4K.

You really could've chosen a much better picture of Tiff for the thumbnail

Nice to see you driving around Chichester!

What a beautiful spec, love this aero kit version.

Tiff: "I can't see anything beating it." Murray in 2020: "Hold my tea."

No one can make the F1 dance like Tiff

Sat in the showroom one on park Lane in 1997, just wish phone cameras were around then. Closest I'll ever get to owning or driving one

Even at 144p McLaren f1 looks amazing

F1 was the greatest car in the world.....30 years later....hello, T.50

The best hypercar ever so far as am concerned. That BMW M1 engine is something else altogether. A persistent heavenly growl through and through. A masterpiece of automotive engineering team McLaren; never to be forgotten.

I remember when there was a Maclaren showroom in marble Arch London back in the eighties and going into the showroom and asked how much is it, and the salesman said from what i can remember was around £400,000, and it was in a nice silver grey colour. Those were the days.

i love Racing the Mclaren F1 on Gran Turismo. the game made me look into this car more and woi, im in love 😍

I was so lucky I saw one in Berlin at Berlin Kudamm at a BMW Dealer. I sunk to my knees at the Window of the Cardealer!

Never saw the McLaren with all it's compartments open like that. Amazing!

I only Like Italian cars, but this is the best car ever.

Though the engine was built by BMW. It was designed by Gordon Murray and they built it to his exact design a fantastic engine, the sound of it beats any other super car. The F1 is still the fastest naturally aspirated car in the world today!

Love 💕 it from Australia 🇦🇺

Beauty and performance that's standing the test of time

1992: £650K - too expensive 2020: lol

I'm 27 love cars, mechanic love muscle care blah blah blah lol but... To this day, I do vividly remember being like 6 or 7 in elementary school and checking out a car book. On the front cover was the McLaren F1 never heard of it, I read all about it and it's one of the fond memories I have and a little push twords my LOVE fo cars

I recorded this on vhs and watched it over and over.

Stunning car , great review tiff

What a classic item thanks

The best street sports car ever built. It has up to 2 small trunks on both sides. What a compact chassis design, right off the Mr. Murray drawing board with the cockpit in the center. And the engine, a true feat of BMW engineering. The new T50 promises with that aerodynamic vacuum cleaner as a novelty, but you can see your inspiration in this model

Beautiful . The most iconic car ever. It set the standard for today's hyper cars.

"Other Journalists". I think he was pointing out Jeremy Clarkson from years ago when he kept asking "is it skittish" haha

MIght get a fleeting glimpse of one? there used to be one knocking around Leeds, saw it in the city centre plenty of times.

Never thought I could fall in love with a car. I was wrong, and found that out back in 93.

This car is just a legend...the best car in the automotive history...forgive me because there are many influential cars across the time ..but no one comes close to this BEAST, it the ultimate road car, that became the ultimate racing machine with just few adjustments and defeats everyone on tracks and road... it's just...it the god of cars, and it won that tittle on the pavement, of roads and tracks across the world

Few cars that I loved from these eras.. Ford GT McLaren F1, Ferrari f40 f50 saleen s7

For me, the best cars made to date are: PORSCHE CARRERA GT and MACLAREN F1. Great video as well!

Amazing car was lucky to sit in it a motor show when it came out 👌👍

A single word can descrisbe this car perfectly "purebred"

Big love for this car! 💚

yes totally agree with you 8iker. it has a mad body kit.

What a looker then and now. What a car. Gold engine bay.

Was that filmed at Goodwood circuit?

3:49 pretty good statement. McLaren F1 was desinged to driven by worthy drivers to understand true greatness of it. It didn`t gave you the control over car easly. This is one of the things that made it so beautiful. You had to fight with it for gaining control. Something like Bugatti Veyron would give you the control but steals the action. This is why Carrera GT was loved that much despite considered as most dangerous production car.

You are sure right there, Tiff!

This and the F40 are IMO the best cars ever made.

nice blast around Goodwood for those that want to know the track hes on

Still true today. The worlds greatest automotive masterpiece. Timeless and and priceless.

Speechless

I had a die cast 1/18th scale F1 LM GTR in orange. I remember I payed a lot for it. I completely agree its the best car in the world even after all these years. Gordon Murray just came out with its spiritual successor. With a Manual transmission, naturally aspirated V12 and three abreast seating. Thank you.

Imagine throwing a supercharger or quad turbos on that thing. My fav car since NFS2 came out

5th Gear, this is from "The Greatest Car in the World", right? Is that special episode in youtube or are you going to upload it? Thanks.

I may have been influenced into building a M1 alloy bodied M70 v12 powered.. currently static piece of art....

This is and was the most legendary car EVER build.... this car not makes history, this car IS history !!!

The best presenter you have ever had.

It's sad how many Americans say it's crap over rated and it's not ugly hearing a few say it's ugly says a lot about them. McLaren didn't need turbos just a pure driver's car seated in the centre that's awesome. Even koenigsegg said this f1 inspired some of his cars which is lovely to hear.

when he said few wil ever see it it hit me

So it Appreciated quite well as time's gone by

It was the era of iconic and classic super cars - design, performance, speed, sound and quality.

That sound reminds me the E46 CSL

Bring back TIFF for god sake!

Tiff Needell’s time at 5th Gear is its indisputable high water mark.

That intake sound ...holy graal

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