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Written by Ollie Marriage
Sleek, isn"t it? Long and low and lean and, well, sleek. A streamliner. This is it, the McLaren Speedtail, the car formerly known as BP23 and likely forever known as the spiritual successor to the F1. Three seats, stratospheric top speed and a price tag that"s similarly out of this world. Facts, though, have been in short supply. And when we"re starved of facts, we feed off myths. The rumour mill spooled up with tales of a 300mph target, of Chiron-beating power, and, to be fair, all we did was fan the flames. Let"s rein in hyperbole and exaggeration right now, because here"s what we do know. The McLaren Speedtail will, when deliveries start in early 2020, have cost each of its 106 owners north of 2.1m for a car that boasts 1,036bhp and a 250mph maximum speed. When they do strap themselves into the centre seat, line up on a runway, press the Velocity button above their head and nail the throttle, they"ll feel what it"s like to accelerate from zero to 186mph in the same time it takes a diesel supermini to hit 60mph.
Date written: 26 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13843
Sleek, isn"t it? Long and low and lean and, well, sleek. A streamliner. This is it, the McLaren Speedtail, the car formerly known as BP23 and likely forever known as the spiritual successor to the F1. Three seats, stratospheric top speed and a price tag that"s similarly out of this world. Facts, though, have been in short supply. And when we"re starved of facts, we feed off myths. The rumour mill spooled up with tales of a 300mph target, of Chiron-beating power, and, to be fair, all we did was fan the flames. Let"s rein in hyperbole and exaggeration right now, because here"s what we do know. The McLaren Speedtail will, when deliveries start in early 2020, have cost each of its 106 owners north of 2.1m for a car that boasts 1,036bhp and a 250mph maximum speed. When they do strap themselves into the centre seat, line up on a runway, press the Velocity button above their head and nail the throttle, they"ll feel what it"s like to accelerate from zero to 186mph in the same time it takes a diesel supermini to hit 60mph.
Date written: 26 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13843
