by McMurtry Spéirling PURE: The Fan Car That Accelerates to 100 km/h in 1.55 Seconds Goes into Production
McMurtry has finally unveiled the production version of its fantastic Spéirling PURE car with a fan-based downforce system. This single-seat electric vehicle boasts 1,000 horsepower and can accelerate to 60 mph (about 97 km/h) in 1.55 seconds. Despite the extreme performance, McMurtry assures that owning this car will be surprisingly simple.
A cursory glance at the world of supercars and hypercars reveals a pattern: many ambitious brands promise incredible performance, stunning design, and that analog driving experience enthusiasts supposedly miss. The problem is that most of these promises never materialize into actual customer cars.
Today, McMurtry stands out among companies that talk big but deliver little, as the Spéirling PURE has officially entered production. And the fact that it has finally become a reality might not even be the most remarkable feature of this 1,000-horsepower (746 kW) electric machine.
Record-Breaking History
McMurtry has released the final technical specifications for the production Spéirling PURE. This single-seat electric track hypercar first gained attention by dominating competitors at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It conquered the famous hill climb in just 39.08 seconds, subsequently rewriting record books around the world.
Along the way, it became the first car to drive upside down, broke a long-standing Top Gear track record by outpacing a Formula 1 car, and humiliated the Mercedes-AMG One at the Hockenheimring by 14.1 seconds. Words are hard to find to describe how absurd this car is in terms of absolute performance. Now, customers will finally get a chance to see if the driving experience is as extraordinary as the headlines suggest.
Incredible Numbers and Technology
The numbers themselves are hard to comprehend. A new 100 kWh battery powers two rear electric motors producing 1,000 hp (746 kW). This is enough to propel the Spéirling PURE from 0 to 60 mph (0-97 km/h) in just 1.55 seconds, after which the car continues to accelerate to a claimed top speed of 190 mph (306 km/h).
Even more impressive is the patented Downforce-on-Demand fan system, which can generate up to 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs) of downforce starting from zero speed. According to McMurtry, this allows the car to achieve up to 3g in corners and during braking.
Hypercar Performance, GT3-Level Ownership
The biggest surprise is that McMurtry does not position the Spéirling PURE as some delicate engineering experiment requiring a full racing team to operate. The company claims the car was designed from the start as a “plug-and-play” solution. While many track hypercars require a large support team and specialized equipment, McMurtry assures that owners can run the car with just the help of a competent friend in the pits.
Managing Director Thomas Yates told Autocar that the car delivers
“Formula 1-level performance, but an ownership experience more comparable to a [Porsche 911] GT3 RS. One of the key focuses was to reduce the running costs of this car,”
he said. In other words, while you will have to pay hypercar-level money to own it, you won’t need a hypercar-level support team to drive it.
It is this focus on usability that led to many changes between the prototype and the production version. The final car features a larger 100 kWh battery, a redesigned carbon-carbon monocoque, more cabin space, improved visibility, integrated lighting, easier maintenance access, and even storage space for a helmet and HANS device under the rear wing. Approximately 95 percent of the car’s components are new compared to the prototypes that set records around the world.
Price and Prospects
All of this does not come cheap. The price starts at £995,000, or approximately $1.3 million USD before taxes and options. McMurtry reports that 25 of these cars have been sold to date. This is an impressive figure in a segment crowded with ambitious renders and unfulfilled promises. The Spéirling PURE has already achieved what many competitors never will—simply existing in production form. The fact that it can also humble practically everything else on a racetrack is just a bonus.
Thus, McMurtry has not just created another concept but has brought its development to series production, which is already a significant victory against many startups. The combination of fantastic performance bordering on physics and the desire to make owning such a machine as simple as possible could be a new benchmark in the world of track hypercars. If the promises of low running costs and ease of service prove true, the Spéirling PURE could become not just a record-breaker, but also a practical tool for track days, albeit with an astronomical price tag. It remains to be seen whether the first owners can confirm this theory in practice.
