The F1 is powered by a 6.1-litre, four-cam, 48-valve, 60deg V12, designed and built by BMW Motorsport. It produces 627bhp at 7400rpm and more than 479lb ft of torque all the way from 4000-7000rpm. This combines with the F1’s 1138kg kerb weight to give a power-to-weight ratio of 550bhp per tonne. The car’s composite construction is unique among road cars.
Unlike any other production road car (save Gordon Murray’s Rocket), the F1 has a central driving position. You sit far forward in the car with a passenger seat on either side and some distance behind. Luggage is carried in two carpeted compartments on either side of the car.
