Mc Murtry Spéirling Pure: Full Top Gear Test Track Review

Downforce increases with speed, doesnt it Well, yes, unless you have a fan car, which sucks itself to the ground too. To date, its mainly been cars coming from Gordon Murray that have had fans: first his Brabham BT46B Formula 1 car; then his seminal McLaren F1 (did you know it had twin fans ); and most recently the T. 50. But now theres a new car that uses fans to devastating effect: the McMurtry Spéirling. It weighs 1000kg, produces 1000 electric horsepower, and the fans can spin at up to 23, 000rpm to generate 2000kg of downforce from 0mph. You may know it from its recordbreaking run at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it smashed a McLaren Formula 1 cars time that had stood since 1999. Now though, its been to the Top Gear Test Track, to be put through its paces by Top Gears Head of Car Testing Ollie Marriage Subscribe to Top Gear for more videos: WATCH MORE TOP GEAR: First Looks: