McLaren Reveals Track-Only 830 HP (641 kW) V10 Solus GT

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McLaren has revealed the accumulation mentation of a car that archetypal appeared successful the Gran Turismo video crippled and has fixed it the Solus GT name.

It has been built astir a unsocial monocoque chassis with enclosed wheels and a important rear helping The car itself weighs little than 1000 kg yet it produces 1200 kg of downforce erstwhile going level out.

Powering the Solus GT is simply a 5.2-litre V10 motor (a archetypal for a McLaren lawsuit car) which revs each the mode to 10,000 rpm and pushes retired much than 830 hp (641 kW) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque.

This important grunt is sent to the rear wheels via a bespoke seven-speed sequential gearbox and is capable to rocket the car to 100 km/h (62 mph) successful 2.5 seconds. The apical velocity exceeds 321 km /h (200 mph), according to McLaren.

The operator sits successful an enclosed compartment which is accessed by a pitchy plane-type sliding canopy. Inside the aboriginal owners volition find a fixed spot created and moulded to suit the individual.

Each of the 25 units has been spoken for with aboriginal owners having to fork retired much than £3 cardinal (approx. R70m).

“The McLaren Solus GT is the realisation of a extremist McLaren conception conveyance primitively created for the satellite of virtual racing,” said Michael Leiters, caller CEO of McLaren Automotive.