The McLaren Speedtail is a limited-production hybrid sports car manufactured by McLaren Automotive. Speedtail was unveiled on October 26, 2018 and it is in the Woking marque’s Ultimate Series and is the spiritual successor to the 1992 F1, featuring a similar three-seat cockpit with a central driving position. The car recharges while driving, using a wireless charging pad that is included with the car itself, trickle-charging the battery with the pad when the car is not being used. The Speedtail is fitted with electrochromic glass, which darkens at the push of a button, eliminating the need for sun visors and also incorporates LED lights in the interior. The Speedtail does not feature door mirrors, instead using HD cameras mounted on the front guards that pop out when the ignition is turned on, and retract inside when the "Velocity mode" is activated, which the company states is to reduce drag. The front wheels feature carbon fibre static covers to further reduce drag.
Producing 1,055 horsepower (787 kilowatts) and 848 pound-feet (1,150 Newton-meters), the McLaren Speedtail uses a gas-electric hybrid powertrain. The hybrid drivetrain includes McLaren's trademark 4.0-liter V8, but with a new lightweight air-intake system, improved cylinder head cooling, and revised piston design to deliver 747 horsepower alone. With that setup, the Speedtail can hit 186mph (300 kmh) in less than 13 seconds, continues on to a top speed of 250 mph – and should be good for a 0-60 time of around 2.5 seconds, by our best guess. Deliveries for the McLaren Speedtail started in February 2020. The company will produce just 106 examples worldwide, each at a cost of around $2,240,000 (€1,970,000) ... and all of them are already sold out.
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