Following the success of the track-focused, road-legal, Senna hypercar, McLaren created the fourth installment of their Ultimate Series that pays tribute to the legendary F1 while incorporating most of the hybrid know-how from the P1. Ladies and gentlemen, the McLaren Speedtail.
Having won this best of the British from the Series 20 Horizon Summer Playlist, let's have a quick word on McLaren's bewitching hypercar that combines F1 looks with P1 tech.
The McLaren Speedtail is the fourth installment of the McLaren Ultimate Series and it is dubbed as the first Hyper-GT that delivers unheard performance no driver ever experienced. It is the first of McLaren's Track25 business plan where they will launch 18 new cars within the year 2025.
With the hybrid powertrain delivering a hundred horses more than the P1, aerodynamically optimized body, signature Monocage carbon fiber structure, and unique dynamics, the Speedtail is capable hitting the top speed of over 250mph in its signature Velocity mode, more than the McLaren F1's legendary top speed. It is capable of hitting 0-286mph in 12.8 seconds. Paying tribute to the McLaren F1, the Speedtail features a unique three-seater layout with the driver's seat laying to the middle for the race car experience just like the McLaren F1.
All 106 units have been sold out at a starting price of 1.75 million GBP plus taxes.
When tagging alongside past Ultimate Series installments, you can really see how much presence the Speedtail delivers and apart from being a show-off to its predecessors, the way it behaves is very visceral despite its Hyper-GT status. It maybe the ultimate grand tourer McLaren ever made but it's all hypercar stuff and when driving through the straights, it feels like it's ready for takeoff, spread its wings, and prepare for a force. A Category 5 hurricane kind of force, if you know what I mean. Reminds me of a Top Gear episode where the Speedtail challenged the F35 and then lost.
Anyway, long story short, because while I got my mind boggled over the Speedtail's mind-blowing performance that rends through space and time like legendary creatures from fairy tales, it's time for takeoff as I'm taxing the Speedtail for launch at the M68 while ignoring other hypercars standing its way. Channeling my inner fighter pilot spirit, the Speedtail prepares its takeoff at the British motorway to see how it's made.
Okay, people. It's time to sortie!
Now that's what I called a proper sortie!
The McLaren Speedtail is the definite proof of how McLaren pushing themselves beyond limits and such example is why this hypercar is branded "the best of British." With such performance, there's no denying how ultimate the Speedtail is and that is the bottom line.