Supercars · Sep 21, 2026
The 16-Gram Golden Standard: Why McLaren’s 24-Karat Heat Shield Remains Hypercar Engineering’s High-Water Mark
Gordon Murray lined the F1’s engine bay with pure gold to contain a scorching BMW V12. Three decades and a new era of hyper-SUVs later, the analog obsession of the 1990s has never looked more valuable.
