Speedtail – All about car

The new McLaren Speedtail has concluded its final testing phase with a series of 250mph runs at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. A development prototype, named XP2, was taken to its top speed more than 30 times on the Johnny Bohmer Proving Ground’s three-mile runway, confirming its status as the fastest car McLaren has yet built. That title was originally held by the firm’s iconic F1 hypercar, which achieved a 231mph top speed following its launch in 1994. McLaren’s chief test driver Kenny Brack was at the wheel of XP2 for the high-speed runs, which followed previous tests at locations including Idiada in Spain and Papenburg in Germany. The company calls the £1.75m Speedtail “a showcase for the brand’s expertise in lightweight engineering”, and notes that it is more aerodynamically efficient than any of its previous models. The hypercar is McLaren’s first series-production hybrid model since the 789bhp P1, and its first three-seater since the F1. At 5137mm long, it is also the longest production car to come out of Woking. McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt said: “The Speedtail is a truly extraordinary car that epitomises McLaren’s pioneering spirit and perfectly illustrates our determination to continue to set new benchmarks for supercar and hypercar performance.” At its unveiling in 2018, McLaren said the Speedtail will be a true driver’s car. It has been designed as a ‘hyper-GT’, and is said to balance “a mature, stiff ride with comfort and speed”. Exact details of the Speedtail’s 1055bhp petrol-electric powertrain remain under wraps, but McLaren claims the battery pack has a power density of 5.2kW/kg, giving it “the best power-to-weight ratio of any automotive high-voltage battery system”. With testing now complete, the Speedtail has now officially entered production at McLaren’s Woking factory, with deliveries of the 106 cars already sold set to begin in February
Origin: New 2020 McLaren Speedtail hits 250mph in final tests

A McLare Speedtail prototype emitting smoke at a U.K. gas stationSupercarSupremo / YouTube The McLaren Speedtail is a pure fusion of art and science fiction, with a 1,000-plus-horsepower hybrid powertrain and three-seat configuration that evokes the original F1. Putting the driver at centre stage creates a cockpit like that of the Rocket 69 in Fallout 4, allowing McLaren engineers to act out all their symmetrical flights of whimsy. It also seems apt to set itself alight, with an alert YouTuber catching it all on video. Well, video on what surely must be a potato-phone, anyway. Copious amounts of smoke are seen billowing from the Speedtail’s aft section before someone shows up with a fire extinguisher to get things under control. The company is reported to have stated that the prototype is believed to have suffered some sort of electrical fault while at rest. No one was injured, they said, and they are investigating. It’s an inauspicious start to the life of a hypercar, one that costs north of two million bucks and is already sold out. It’s apparently capable of hitting 300 km/h in less than thirteen seconds on its way to a top speed of 400 km/h. As the Speedtail is a gasoline-electric hybrid, one could easily make unkind jokes about the traditional reliability of British electronics. We’ll restrain ourselves, however. Ooops!! McLaren Speedtail caught fire, not a good start!! Was a test car out on A3, dealt with by my colleagues at Surrey Fire and Rescue. @harrismonkey @harrym_vids @TGE_LDNM @MrJWW pic.twitter.com/QkRBnG3OwX Valet7 (@PaulValet7) June 13, 2019 Production of the Speedtail is limited to 106 examples, each of which are said to be customized to the hilt with materials inspired by the worlds of high fashion, luxury yachts and bespoke furniture. Its central driving position is said to give an outrageous view of the road with a screen-dotted interior seemingly arriving intact from the year 2049. Street versions of the car are expected to hit the road in
Origin: McLaren Speedtail lights up a smoke at U.K. gas station