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McLaren's archived page calls 240.1 mph the official top speed, set by chassis XP5 at Ehra-Lessien on 31 March 1998.

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3.20s

Autocar instrumented test, Millbrook, 2 May 1994, for the speeds through 160 mph. Datron optical gear. No traction control, manual gearbox. The same 3.2 seconds is on McLaren's archived specification and in Car and Driver's road test of the same figures. 0–100 in that spec table is 0–100 mph in 6.3 seconds, not 0–100 km/h, so no 0–100 km/h time is stored.

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Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 386km/h240.1mph107m/s209knRanked figure

    Top speed. Official top speed stated by McLaren, chassis XP5, Volkswagen Ehra-Lessien, 31 March 1998. The page also states 386.7 km/h for the same run; the stored unit is mph.

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  2. 3.20sRanked figure

    0–60 mph. Autocar instrumented test, Millbrook, 2 May 1994, for the speeds through 160 mph. Datron optical gear. No traction control, manual gearbox. The same 3.2 seconds is on McLaren's archived specification and in Car and Driver's road test of the same figures. 0–100 in that spec table is 0–100 mph in 6.3 seconds, not 0–100 km/h, so no 0–100 km/h time is stored.

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  3. 11.10sRanked figure

    Quarter mile. Same Autocar May 1994 test. Standing quarter mile 11.1 seconds at 138 mph. McLaren's archived specification prints 11.1 s at 138 mph for the same run.

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Reference

Specs

Chassis
XP5
Venue
Ehra-Lessien
Date
31 March 1998

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