, McMurtry’s EV showed just what it’s capable of at this year’s edition of the legendary hill climb. During the Sunday Shootout, former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton was able to pilot the battery-powered speed machine around the twisting 1.16-mile course in just 39.08 seconds. That time comfortably beat the previous official and unofficial marks of 41.6 seconds and 39.9 seconds .
The Spéirling, which looks like a mini-Batmobile, was designed specifically to go fast. It’s only 10.5 feet long and weighs just 2,205 pounds thanks to copious amounts of carbon fiber. It’s equipped with a dual-motor powertrain connected to a U-shaped 60.0-kWh battery,. McMurtry hasn’t revealed how powerful the setup is, but the magazine reports it can generate around 1,000 horses.
“It will never be the most comfortable over speed bumps, but that’s not really the point,” Thomas Yates, McMurtry’s managing director, told the publication. “The point is you have this unbelievable, loud, exciting, electric, really compact car that you know will be the fastest at any track day you attend.”
McMurtry is only in the early stages of homologation so it’s unclear right now when the Spéirling road car will arrive. The company did tellthat only a handful will be built and that it will cost into the “seven figures.” If that’s not a dealbreaker, you can register your interest now through the company’s
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