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The McLaren Speedtail is a limited production hybrid sports car manufactured by McLaren Automotive, revealed on October 26, 2018. This car is the fourth edition in the McLaren Ultimate Series, after the Senna, the P1, and the F1. The car is also part of the 18 new cars or derivatives that McLaren will launch as part of its Track22 business plan.
TopspeedPT
Track Technician
McLaren Speedtail Will Be A Road-Going F1 Car With Hybrid Power
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
"Hi guys, I'm Shmee, and I am getting a Speedtail!"
DjordjeC63
Vorsprung Visionary
Wtf, dont get it. So many Mclarens came to market in recent years.
Senna, hard punch to P1 owners. Now this one?
When I saw it at Topgear facebook page I thought this car is about top speed record, but here it says "road f1 car with hybrid tech".
Senna, hard punch to P1 owners. Now this one?
When I saw it at Topgear facebook page I thought this car is about top speed record, but here it says "road f1 car with hybrid tech".
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
Well, considering the Senna and Speedtail are effectively replacng the P1, I'd expect it to trump it.
In a way it seems that McLaren are listening to their customers; some wanted a P1 sans the weight penalty from a hybrid system, so they made the Senna. And some wanted a further evolution of the P1, hence the Speedtail. The speedtail gets the added bonus of center seat position. What somewhat surprises me is how low the production number is for the Speedtail. Does the number 106 have some significance in McLaren lore that I'm not aware of because besides being a low number, it just seems arbitrary.
I think Mclaren made a total of 106 F1, including all the variations and race cars. So this Speedtail is following the tradition.
sako97
Autotechnik Ace
Of course, McLaren orginally intended to build 300 F1s, but the economy entered recession in the early 90's so they actually struggled to sell 64 road cars over 5 years; with the rest being variants of race cars (42).
Also contributing to the difficultly and sales was the fact that the F1 was never truly legal in the US, since they could not waste any chassis' to satisfy federal crash regulations.
I highly doubt VW will allow them to conduct a high speed test run ever again, but it would be nice if top speed is a focus...
Also contributing to the difficultly and sales was the fact that the F1 was never truly legal in the US, since they could not waste any chassis' to satisfy federal crash regulations.
I highly doubt VW will allow them to conduct a high speed test run ever again, but it would be nice if top speed is a focus...
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
I reckon that if they achieve good synergies between their cars they can break even with a volume of 106 given a price of €1.7 to €2 million.
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
McLaren Speedtail: sarà così la nuova hypercar? [RENDERING]
McLaren Speedtail: la nuova hypercar di Woking vanterà un design funzionale all'aerodinamica a tutto vantaggio delle prestazioni
A distanza di ben venti anni dalla presentazione dell’iconica McLaren F1, il costruttore di vetture sportive di Woking si appresta a svelare l’erede spirituale della supercar che è stata per molti anni il punto di riferimento del segmento grazie a soluzioni tecniche avveniristiche e a prestazioni decisamente eccezionali. Con ogni probabilità, entro la fine dell’anno, McLaren toglierà i veli dalla inedita Speedtail, nome scelto per contraddistinguere la nuova hypercar che potrebbe diventare un nuovo punto di riferimento tra le sportive estreme di razza.
Molti i punti in comune tra la F1 e la Speedtail
Al pari della su citata F1, la nuova Speedtail sarà caratterizzata dallo stesso numero di esemplari destinati alla produzione (106) e dall’originale disposizione dei tre sedili nell’abitacolo con quello centrale destinato al guidatore in posizione avanzata. La nuova hypercar che sta per nascere, com’è lecito aspettarsi, godrà di prestazioni sensazionali: a tal riguardo le ultime indiscrezioni riferiscono di uno scatto fulmineo da 0 a 100 km/h in appena 2,8 secondi e di una velocità massima superiore ai 391 km/h della leggendaria F1. Il cuore della nuova nata dovrebbe essere rappresentato da un’evoluzione del V8 4.0 twin turbo della 720S in abbinamento ad un motore elettrico.
Stile sinuoso ed aerodinamico per la nuova Speedtail
Sullo stile della nuova Speedtail non è stata rilasciata alcuna informazione ufficiale, tuttavia il primo teaser ha messo in luce la possibilità che la futura hypercar del costruttore inglese possa godere di linee alquanto sinuose ed aerodinamiche. A tal proposito, il designer Justin Ortiz, proprio sulla base del su citato teaser, ha provato ad immaginare l’avveniristico design della nuova Speedtail attingendo anche all’ultimo family feeling estetico del costruttore di Woking caratterizzato da tratti stilistici estremamente sinuosi per l’intero corpo vettura. Nel dettaglio, la visione di tre quarti posteriore del rendering mette in evidenza la forma decisamente lineare sia della parte superiore del passaruota posteriore che l’andamento sinuoso dell’intero padiglione. Non solo: i gruppi ottici estremamente sottili e l’ampio estrattore sono altri simboli dell’attuale design firmato McLaren.
McLaren Speedtail: la nuova hypercar di Woking vanterà un design funzionale all'aerodinamica a tutto vantaggio delle prestazioni
A distanza di ben venti anni dalla presentazione dell’iconica McLaren F1, il costruttore di vetture sportive di Woking si appresta a svelare l’erede spirituale della supercar che è stata per molti anni il punto di riferimento del segmento grazie a soluzioni tecniche avveniristiche e a prestazioni decisamente eccezionali. Con ogni probabilità, entro la fine dell’anno, McLaren toglierà i veli dalla inedita Speedtail, nome scelto per contraddistinguere la nuova hypercar che potrebbe diventare un nuovo punto di riferimento tra le sportive estreme di razza.
Molti i punti in comune tra la F1 e la Speedtail
Al pari della su citata F1, la nuova Speedtail sarà caratterizzata dallo stesso numero di esemplari destinati alla produzione (106) e dall’originale disposizione dei tre sedili nell’abitacolo con quello centrale destinato al guidatore in posizione avanzata. La nuova hypercar che sta per nascere, com’è lecito aspettarsi, godrà di prestazioni sensazionali: a tal riguardo le ultime indiscrezioni riferiscono di uno scatto fulmineo da 0 a 100 km/h in appena 2,8 secondi e di una velocità massima superiore ai 391 km/h della leggendaria F1. Il cuore della nuova nata dovrebbe essere rappresentato da un’evoluzione del V8 4.0 twin turbo della 720S in abbinamento ad un motore elettrico.
Stile sinuoso ed aerodinamico per la nuova Speedtail
Sullo stile della nuova Speedtail non è stata rilasciata alcuna informazione ufficiale, tuttavia il primo teaser ha messo in luce la possibilità che la futura hypercar del costruttore inglese possa godere di linee alquanto sinuose ed aerodinamiche. A tal proposito, il designer Justin Ortiz, proprio sulla base del su citato teaser, ha provato ad immaginare l’avveniristico design della nuova Speedtail attingendo anche all’ultimo family feeling estetico del costruttore di Woking caratterizzato da tratti stilistici estremamente sinuosi per l’intero corpo vettura. Nel dettaglio, la visione di tre quarti posteriore del rendering mette in evidenza la forma decisamente lineare sia della parte superiore del passaruota posteriore che l’andamento sinuoso dell’intero padiglione. Non solo: i gruppi ottici estremamente sottili e l’ampio estrattore sono altri simboli dell’attuale design firmato McLaren.
tristatez28lt1
Tire Trailblazer
McLaren Tested Rear-Drive Speedtail That Hit 62 MPH In 2 Sec?
McLaren Tested Rear-Drive Speedtail That Hit 62 MPH In 2 Sec?
The company also checked out an all-wheel-drive variant of the Speedtail.
The McLaren Speedtail will be the British brand's fastest vehicle ever with a top speed of at least 243 miles per hour (391 kilometers per hour). The company has evaluated two drivetrains of the hypercar, according to a new rumor. There was allegedly an all-wheel-drive variant of the upcoming hypercar and a so-called Propulsion version that might have had rear-wheel drive. There were few details about this latter model other than it could allegedly hit 62 mph (100 kph) in a mere two seconds, according to The Supercar Blog.
Get A Few More Clues About The Mysterious Speedtail
McLaren Speedtail Power To Exceed 987 HP, Says Company Boss
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McLaren F1 Spiritual Successor To Be Called Speedtail
McLaren will only produce 106 units of the Speedtail at a price of around $2.5 million each. The company already has buyers reserved for all of them. There's reportedly quite a market for trading the reservations because, according to The Supercar Blog, one person reports getting an offer of 8 million pounds ($10.3 million) for his booking.
The Speedtail will take a cue from the famous F1 by featuring a three-seat layout with the driver in the center. Power will come from a hybrid powerplant that will produce over 987 horsepower (736 kilowatts). The electrified layout will be somewhat different than the version on the P1, but McLaren execs won't yet explain what tweaks they'll make to it. The company will tailor the hypercar for on-road use rather than creating a track-focused machine.
McLaren will unveil the Speedtail before the end of the year – allegedly as soon as an event on October 12, according to The Supercar Blog. However, deliveries won't begin until 2019. The reservation holders have already gotten a preview of the interior from a special sculpture that required over 100 hours to produce. The company formed the shape from a cutting-edge, five-axis CNC machine and then polished them by hand for 30 hours.
Source: The Supercar Blog
McLaren Tested Rear-Drive Speedtail That Hit 62 MPH In 2 Sec?
The company also checked out an all-wheel-drive variant of the Speedtail.
The McLaren Speedtail will be the British brand's fastest vehicle ever with a top speed of at least 243 miles per hour (391 kilometers per hour). The company has evaluated two drivetrains of the hypercar, according to a new rumor. There was allegedly an all-wheel-drive variant of the upcoming hypercar and a so-called Propulsion version that might have had rear-wheel drive. There were few details about this latter model other than it could allegedly hit 62 mph (100 kph) in a mere two seconds, according to The Supercar Blog.
Get A Few More Clues About The Mysterious Speedtail
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McLaren will only produce 106 units of the Speedtail at a price of around $2.5 million each. The company already has buyers reserved for all of them. There's reportedly quite a market for trading the reservations because, according to The Supercar Blog, one person reports getting an offer of 8 million pounds ($10.3 million) for his booking.
The Speedtail will take a cue from the famous F1 by featuring a three-seat layout with the driver in the center. Power will come from a hybrid powerplant that will produce over 987 horsepower (736 kilowatts). The electrified layout will be somewhat different than the version on the P1, but McLaren execs won't yet explain what tweaks they'll make to it. The company will tailor the hypercar for on-road use rather than creating a track-focused machine.
McLaren will unveil the Speedtail before the end of the year – allegedly as soon as an event on October 12, according to The Supercar Blog. However, deliveries won't begin until 2019. The reservation holders have already gotten a preview of the interior from a special sculpture that required over 100 hours to produce. The company formed the shape from a cutting-edge, five-axis CNC machine and then polished them by hand for 30 hours.
Source: The Supercar Blog
bmwz4coupe
Subscriber
The design looks interesting. At least the back of the car is for sure much nicer than the Sennas...Official unveiling will be on 26th october!
Laurent T
Premium
True, but both cars don't have the same purpose though...
Bucketslash11
Das Beste Enthusiast
Official unveiling will be on 26th october!
looks slippery, wonder what the drag coefficient is
martinbo
Staff member
In current production of course.
There is still another...
SKY
Kraftwagen König
Not keeping myselft up to date with the perfomance figures of the top segment. Are the latest offerings by McLaren outperforming the equivalent Ferraris and Lambos?
TheNewBATMAN
Quattro Commander
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