Watch this electric car demolish a 20-year-old F1 lap record and drive upside down

How the McMurtry Spéirling became the first car to drive upside down

Motorheads have long theorised that the extreme downforce generated by high-performance cars could one day let them drive upside down. Now, British carmaker McMurtry has turned that wild idea into a reality for the first time. In a stunt that would make Batman jealous, McMurtry drove its insanely fast electric Spéirling flipped over. More impressively, it did that for over a minute while keeping the vehicle completely stationary — save for a qui…

Watch this electric car demolish a 20-year-old F1 lap record and drive upside down

The Speirling is a radically different approach to speed. Unlike most race cars that rely solely on power sent to the wheels, it devotes a chunk of its 1,000 horsepower to twin fans that suck air from beneath the chassis. The vacuum created dramatically increases downforce. The result is F1-level...Read Entire Article

McMurtry Spéirling becomes first car to drive upside down

It has long been theorised that high-performance race cars, such as those used in Formula 1, could be driven upside down due to the amount of downforce they generate at speed. However, it has never been attempted.

The world’s first car to drive upside down is an EV

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you – that's a car upside down, and it didn't need to be...

McMurtry’s party trick …

The McMurtry Spéirling EV has already set a host of records, however, its latest party trick settles one of the age-old what ifs – with enough downforce, could you drive a car upside down? In the case of the Spéirling, which uses an electric fan to generate downforce independent of vehicle speed, the answer is … yes. Thomas Yates, co-founder and MD of McMurtry Automotive, drove the Spéirling up a ramp and onto a purpose-built platform. The floor…

McMurtry’s fan-powered hypercar breaks physics and track records

McMurtry Automotive has achieved a world first by driving its electric Spéirling hypercar upside down at the company’s Gloucestershire headquarters. The demonstration showcased the vehicle’s proprietary Downforce-on-Demand fan system, which [...] The post McMurtry’s fan-powered hypercar breaks physics and track records appeared first on Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International.