At the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed, McMurtry unveiled a super-powerful electric single-seat car, the McMurtry Spéirling, which recently set the fastest lap time at the Hockenheimring.

McMurtry Spéirling is powered by two electric motors with a total power of 1,000 hp (746 kW). That’s enough power for the car to reach 60 mph in 1.40s, 100 mph in 2.63s, 145 mph in 4.98s, with a top speed of 185 mph (298 km/h). It is equipped with a 100 kWh battery system and has rear wheel drive.

This electric car completed the 6,802 km (4,227 miles) long circuit with a time of 1:24.43, i.e. 3.907 seconds faster than the fastest DTM race car in the 2020 qualifiers. Also, this is 14.1 seconds faster than the Mercedes-AMG One, a track-focused hypercar with an F1 engine. The result is even more impressive if we know that the car used only 75 percent power and 75 percent downforce.

The car was driven by former F1 driver Max Chilton, who felt he could have driven better. However, he had a positive opinion about the car and was especially pleased with the system that keeps the car stuck to the ground.

Source: Carscoops

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