This record-breaking EV can go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.4 seconds

Gear Unlike the Batmobile, the McMurtry Spéirling will eventually make it to market. by Jackson Chen Dec. 21, 2022 McMurtry

McMurtry Poor conditions be damned, the McMurtry Spéirling hypercar is here to break records. The British automaker’s signature EV just hit 0 to 60 mph in 1.4 seconds and did a quarter mile in 7.97 seconds. The kicker is that the Spéirling did it on a damp day on England’s Silverstone circuit.

The McMurtry Spéirling hit those impressive times in a YouTube video with Carwow , earning a spot as the fastest-accelerating car the channel has ever tested. carwow / YouTube

McMurtry The Spéirling comes from the recently-formed British automaker, McMurtry, which got its start in 2016. The EV hypercar earned a lot of attention for its Batmobile-esque design but also for breaking records at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Kingslayer We got the first real look at the Spéirling at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where McMurtry said that its electric hypercar would aim to beat several records. McMurtry

McMurtry The Spéirling is already on the way to beating record-setting times after some unofficial times done with the Carwow YouTube channel in less-than-ideal conditions.

Extra downforce The Spéirling has one distinct advantage though, its downforce-on-demand fan system that generates an extra 2,000 kilograms of downforce for improved grip. McMurtry

carwow / YouTube You can see just how much that extra downforce makes a difference when compared to an Audi S8 in Carwow’s video.

McMurtry We don’t have exact specs for the Spéirling yet, but McMurtry is already taking preorders for its electric hypercar that will, surprisingly, be road legal.

This record-breaking EV can go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.4 seconds

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