In 2022, the McMurtry Spéirling prototype set a speed record accompanied by a distinctive high-pitched whistle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. By 2025, this same electric car demonstrated its fierce performance on the Top Gear test track, outpacing the classic Renault F1 race car. Later that year, the McMurtry Spéirling astonished spectators by driving upside down on a ceiling. Now, you can experience this pinnacle of electric car madness if you have about £1.2 million, or roughly 55 million baht excluding taxes. With responsiveness rivaling an F1 racer, this is the ultimate production version of the revolutionary McMurtry Spéirling.
Many have seen this car countless times in photos and videos of its record-breaking runs. Enthusiasts of McMurtry immediately notice the changes, but for those less obsessed with downforce, here’s a summary of developments over the past four years in the fastest electric car on earth: the battery capacity has been increased from 60 kWh in the prototype to 100 kWh, which also required a slightly larger chassis.
Additionally, the battery has been redesigned into McMurtry's modular structural standard, allowing future upgrades if the original battery’s performance declines. It also includes a brake-energy recovery system supporting up to 200 kW, a new motor with more powerful torque, and a more efficient cooling system.
Motorsport-grade components that bypass modern automotive regulations include a swan-neck rear spoiler and a new carbon fiber monocoque chassis. This design increases legroom and elbow space slightly and makes entering and exiting the car easier—assuming the driver’s body can withstand the intense centrifugal G-forces without being immobilized.
McMurtry has added entirely new features never seen before on this car: headlights, hazard lights, brake lights, and a second set of hinged doors.
The signature downforce-on-demand system, which enables the car to drive on ceilings like a gecko, has been upgraded with new fans and air suction motors plus an integrated compressor. This allows the underbody skirts to extend or retract. Other adjustments include a 20% increase in ride height. For those willing to invest more, optional adaptive dampers are available, paired with wider Michelin tires and an F1-style hydraulic power steering system with race-tuned valves.
This tiny electric machine is outrageously extreme, earning its title as the fastest car a human can control. Simply put: lots of fans, powerful electric systems, and lightweight materials combine for extraordinary performance. The car offers extensive customization options—starting at £995,000 (about 45 million baht, excluding tax)—from wheel designs, paint colors, and graphic stickers to interior trims. It meets standards for multiple world-class racing events yet remains approachable enough for local track days. However, anyone aware of its power won’t dare challenge it; despite having 1,000 horsepower, this little dynamo corners much faster than many hypercars.
“This production version is noticeably more practical and comfortable to use, but its raw, otherworldly nature remains fully intact,” said Thomas Yates, the company's CEO.
Yellow and white lettering on the tire sidewalls clearly identifies them as MICHELIN racing slicks. The front tires are sized 240/600 R18, meaning 240 mm width and 600 mm diameter, mounted on 18-inch wheels. The rear tires are wider at 300/680 R18 to handle 1,000 horsepower. The wheels are lightweight forged units finished in matte bronze with center-lock hubs typical of racing cars. The soft front tires combined with the car's underbody suction fans ensure extremely sticky grip through sharp corners, like a gecko clinging tightly.
Savage, wild, and otherworldly—if the owner desires blistering specs, the car accelerates from 0 to 96 km/h (0-60 mph) in just 1.55 seconds! It withstands up to 3G of lateral force, reaches a top speed of 305 km/h, and delivers 1,000 horsepower directly to the rear wheels. Its downforce system produces up to 2,000 kilograms of downforce even when stationary at 0 km/h with just a button press. It can maintain race-level speeds over 40-50 km and recharge its battery in just 20 minutes, depending on the charger.
Incredibly, it also includes air conditioning. The cockpit is designed to comfortably accommodate drivers up to 200 centimeters tall. The car weighs 1,350 kilograms dry and features traction control to prevent wheel spin and enhance safety.
Whether for excitement, thrills, the terrifying sensation of cornering at near-straight-line speeds, extraordinary grip, acceleration, a demonic high-pitched whine, artistic beauty, or cutting-edge technology, the McMurtry Spéirling offers experiences no other car manufacturer in the world can match.