McMurtry’s 1,000-HP Electric Track Car Is Finally Ready For Customers

The car world has seen plenty of wild prototypes that promised everything and then vanished. McMurtry's Spéirling PURE has gone the other way. After years of breaking records and doing things that barely look real on video, the tiny electric track car is finally entering production.

Its list of achievements is already ridiculous. The Spéirling completed the Goodwood hill climb in 39.08 seconds, became the first car to drive upside down, and broke the Top Gear Test Track record by beating an F1 car. It also lapped Hockenheim 14.1 seconds faster than the Mercedes-AMG One. Now customers will finally get the same basic machine that caused all that trouble.

The production car uses a 100-kWh battery and two rear-mounted electric motors producing 1,000 hp. It hits 60 mph in 1.55 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 190 mph. Its fan system can also create up to 4,409 lbs of downforce from a standstill, helping the car pull as much as 3g in corners and under braking.

McMurtry has spent just as much time making the car easier to live with on the track. Managing director Thomas Yates says it offers “F1 car levels of performance” with an ownership experience closer to a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The final version gets more cabin space, better visibility, easier service access, built-in lights, and storage for a helmet and HANS device. Around 95 percent of its parts are new compared with the earlier prototypes.

The Spéirling PURE starts at £995,000, or roughly $1.3 million before taxes and options. McMurtry says 25 have already been sold. Apparently, at least 25 people are willing to pay seven figures for a car that can pull 3g and drive on the ceiling.