The McMurtry Speirling Is The Fastest Accelerating Car In The World!

British manufacturer, McMurtry Automotive which has been in existence for just about 6 years has pushed the automotive industry to a whole new level with their new single-seat pure electric hypercar. Compact was the brief for the development of the Speirling and the car is as small as it gets. 

The Speirling can easily hide under the shadow of a Caterham as it was envisioned to fit in the footprint of the championship winning Formula 1 cars of the 1960s. The exterior design too is so perfectly streamlined that it slips through air like a peregrine falcon, where it draws its inspiration from. The peregrine falcon is considered as the fastest animal in the world and hence the inspiration. 

The small footprint, all-carbon fiber monocoque construction built with Le Mans LMP1 standards and the sculpted slick aerodynamic body helps the McMurtry Automotive Speirling achieve an astounding range of 300+ miles. Even with the U-shaped 60 kWh battery pack, it tips the scales at just over 2,200 lbs. 

While the battery may not last that long with the all-out ‘Qualifying mode’, but you can juice up the battery to 80% in just 15 mins of charge with the 200-kW charger. The light-weight magnesium 19-inch wheels paired up with carbon-ceramic Brembo brakes and center-locking titanium nuts further adds to the oomph of the car. The McMurtry Speirling price is nothing short of any other hypercar, $2.4 million to be precise. 

McMurtry Speirling	Specs
Price	$2,400,000
Powertrain	Dual rear-mounted electric motors
Horsepower	1,000 hp
Battery Size	60 kWh
Drivetrain	RWD
0-60 MPH	1.4 seconds
Quarter Mile	7.97 seconds
Top Speed	>200 MPH
Range	300+ miles

This technological marvel takes inspiration from the tech that was banned from the Formula 1 circuit. What makes the Speirling so unique is the twin-fan system that sits behind the cockpit along with the electric motors. While the 2 electric motors at the back with torque vectoring produce 1,000 horsepower to power through, the ‘Downforce-on-demand’ fan system spins at 23,000 RPM to suck in air from under the car and creates a downforce of 2-tonnes, and that’s from a standing start! 

McMurtry claims that the Speirling will have downforce even if it goes sideways or in reverse and the fins on the roof and at the back will cut air-flow in all extreme conditions, eliminating the chances of liftoff. The rear-wheel drive hypercar ensures grip like no other car and is arguably more stable in both high-speed and low-speed corners than a Formula 1 car.

While there may not be interior space for a tall 6-foot driver and getting in and out of the low-slung Speirling may not be easy with the tiny gullwing doors, but the performance is just uncanny. Forget creature comforts, there isn’t any sort of practicality at all in this purpose-built single-seat hypercar. 

There’s just an advanced racing steering wheel similar to the one seen in Formula 1 car, while the driver is seated reclined on a cramped carbon fiber seat with legs raised above bottom height. The seat though gets decent lumbar support and the active suspension system will also get ride height adjustability. The car also gets a reverse camera, the windshield gets an iridium tint to reduce glare from the sun, and no cup holders, glovebox, or a space to stash your phone. 

In terms of performance, the McMurtry Speirling 0-60 MPH is achieved in just 1.4 seconds and does the 0-100 MPH in a breathtaking 2.7 seconds only, while the top speed is north of 200 MPH. McMurtry claims the Speirling will do 0-186 MPH in 9 seconds flat and the closest thing to that is the Rimac Nevera at a distant 11.8 second timing. Even a Bugatti Chiron takes 12.1 seconds to achieve this feat. 

The Speirling does the quarter-mile in 7.97 seconds which six-tenth of a second faster than the Rimac. The McMurtry driven by Formula 1 driver Max Chilton also shattered the records at Goodwood Festival of Speed Hill Climb in 2022 by completing the climb in 39.08 seconds, beating the previous record-holder, the Volkswagen ID.R, by 0.82 seconds and beat the Formula 1 car by 2 whole seconds. 

If you feel you’ve heard the name McMurtry before, because it is the same Sir David McMurtry of Ireland that worked on Rolls-Royce Olympus engine that did its duties on the Concorde supersonic jet. Maybe that’s why the Speirling sounds like a jet engine when its fans are whirling at ridiculously high speeds. And if you feel this is just a track car, McMurtry is bringing in the road-legal Speirling sometime next year with some minor alterations to make it street legal. 

That said, nothing even remotely comes close to experiencing a Formula 1 car than the McMurtry Speirling fan car and it dials it up a few notches. So, if you are a car aficionado and love break-neck acceleration, there’s nothing that can one up a Speirling.