Lanzante's McLaren F1 GTR Tribute Is Almost Here With The Perfect Name

Miami Herald

19-06-2025

Lanzante Limited is a fantastic company that can convert Porsche 935 racecars into road-going beasts and put real Formula 1 engines in old sports cars. But now the company wants to create something even more special. As with past projects, its latest creation will be based on an existing vehicle that will be converted into something far more special and exclusive, and the company has now selected a name for its three-seater, which will pay tribute to the Lanzante-run McLaren F1 GTR that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 30 years ago with the race number 59. Just 59 cars will pay tribute to that achievement in 1995, hence the name 95-59. Alongside revealing the name, Lanzante also shared a glimpse of the car, and it looks fantastic.
Lanzane has revealed very little about its performance goals for the car, but we do know that a figure of 700 horsepower per ton is being targeted. With limited editions like these, the design and exclusivity are more important than world-beating performance figures, but that target suggests that weight will still be watched closely. The company says that it is focusing on making this a usable supercar, and it'll be more practical than whatever it's based on. That's because, like the F1, the 95-59 will have a three-seat layout with the driver in the center of the cockpit.
That interior layout might suggest that the 95-59 is based on the McLaren Speedtail, but that's a 106-unit special edition of its own, and Lanzante would never be able to convince more than half the owners to chop up their special Mac. And although Lanzante wants to offer "extended cruising range," there has been no mention of a hybrid system. The final point to make in this respect is that a company capable of creating cars as exclusive as this would have little trouble remodeling an interior, especially if the base car is affordable (or as affordable as a supercar can be). So what do we think it is?
Lanzante's new car is designed by Paul Howse, who was directly involved in the creation of the P1, P1 GTR, and 720S, the latter of which has since been replaced by the almost identical 750S. We think the 95-59 will be based on this 740-hp V8 supercar. The cheaper and less powerful Artura hybrid can't be discounted, but a V6 just doesn't seem like the right fit for something as rare and noteworthy as this. Especially when it looks this crazy.
The car is painted Ueno Grey, the same hue as the #59 F1 GTR mentioned at the outset, but what we can see of the design seems to look to the future more than the past. The birds-eye sketch earlier in this article shows a shape reminiscent of the Aston Martin Valhalla, while the taillight design calls to mind the new W1 hypercar (and, by extension, the P1 it references). We'll find out more when the car makes its grand debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 10, but the price likely won't be made public. If you haven't been invited to buy one by now, you've probably missed out already.
Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.