Launched in mid-2011, the McLaren MP4-12C, better known as the McLaren 12C, is capable of almost six hundred horsepower, and uses Formula One technology such as a “brake steer.” It was the first-ever production car designed and made by McLaren alone.
It wasn’t in production for very long, but Jenson Button picked one of them up, which likely ran him more than two hundred thousand dollars, but nowadays they’re available for a paltry one hundred grand. Button is one of about a thousand lucky owners – we wonder if he’s looking to sell…
Sometimes You Just Have to Slow Down
Sir Stirling Moss is known as one of the Formula One greats. He has tons of wins and championships under his belt, and he drove plenty of cool cars during his exciting life. You already know about his fondness for smaller cars when not on the clock, but he was also famous for his love of scooters.
Yes, scooters. This legendary race car driver enjoyed tootling around in one scooter after another. He was once ticketed for driving dangerously in a Mini all the way back in 1960, which might explain why he stuck to scooters – you have to be much more careful.
This Driver Cuts Through With Incredible Style
Darrell Waltrip is an older driver, but he's still ranked fourth on the all-time wins list. His incredible career has landed him in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and after retiring in 2000 he joined the broadcast booth as a commentator.
His favorite car is the undeniably classy 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, which he drives around Franklin, Tennessee. The Cutlass last rolled off the line in 1980, and this muscle car really pops on the road, especially thanks to the paint job Waltrip has given it. This car is a little less pricey than some others on this list, but it will still run you a cool seventy grand.
The King of the Track Loves the King of the Road
Carl Edwards is one of the top ten best drivers in NASCAR, and when he isn't winning on the track, he's driving the car dubbed “The King of the Road.” The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR, the re-released 2008 version.
This remake has a whopping 540 horsepower, a supercharged 5.4-liter engine V8 with the addition of Ford Racing's Power Pack upgrade, and lots of other cool additions that help handle all the power coming from under the hood. It really is the King of the Road, and Edwards loves sitting on his throne.
Carl Edwards Wants to Be Practical
Like Kyle Petty, Carl Edwards must be tired of filling up his gas tank. He's opted for a Ford Fusion Hybrid, which is efficient and doesn't require as much fossil fuels to keep it going (Of course, that electricity had to come from somewhere).
Edwards actually drove a Fusion for a little bit of time in an official capacity on the track, but the most famous feat he has tied to this model wasn't during a race – he once took his preferred hybrid 1445.7 miles on a single tank of gas. He probably added some electrical power on top of that, but he still made it quite a way.