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An F1 hybrid (or filial 1 hybrid) is the first filial generation of offspring of distinctly different parental types. F1 hybrids are used in genetics, and in selective breeding, where it may appear as F1 crossbreed. The term is sometimes written with a subscript, as F1 hybrid.
The McLaren F1 has a 6.0 liter BMW S70/2 V12 engine producing 618horsepower. It can do 0-60mph (0-97km/h) in 3.2seconds. When the car reached 243mph at Volkswagenâs Ehra-Lessien test track in April 1998, it was the fastest production car in the world at the time. Just 106 McLaren F1s were produced between 1992 and 1998.