The Spéirling PURE makes 1,000 hp and 2,000 kg of standstill downforce. Production car adds a bigger battery, wider cockpit, new fans, and 95% new parts. Only 100 will be built, with deliveries starting later this year from $1.3 million. We’re all living in a golden era of supercars and hypercars, but almost all of them use the same ingredients. Tons of power, typically some power adders like turbos or superchargers, active aero, trick suspension bits, and a price tag so high it becomes part of the experience. Even electric hypercars are a thing now, and they have their own fancy feats. None seem to be as raw, smart, and rule-breaking as this: the McMurtry Spéirling PURE. Now, it’s about to make its public debut at Monterey. Read: McMurtry Sperling Crushes Hockenheim Record, Beats Mercedes-AMG One By 14.1 Seconds The secret is hidden underneath. Twin fans and a sealing skirt create a low-pressure zone beneath the car, generating up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of downforce from zero mph. Unlike a conventional wing, the system doesn’t need speed to work. The Spéirling can arrive at a corner already carrying race-car levels of grip. That advantage was demonstrated at Laguna Seca in 2024, when a non-professional driver set an outright EV lap record with a 1:18.413. He wasn’t chasing a record. He was simply participating in a 10-minute demonstration while running just 50 percent power and downforce. The very first flying lap time was 6.3 seconds quicker than the production-car record set by a Czinger 21C. Fan cars are not new. The Chaparral 2J and Brabham BT46B explored the idea decades ago. McMurtry has simply developed it into a modern, customer-ready track car. Prototype versions have also set records at Goodwood and the Top Gear Test Track, while one demonstrated enough suction to drive upside down. The production PURE gets 95 percent new components, including a larger 100-kWh battery, new Helix motors, an upgraded gearbox, improved cooling, and a more durable fan system. It produces 1,000 bhp (746 kW), reaches 60 mph in 1.55 seconds, and tops out at 190 mph (305 km/h). It weighs approximately 1,350 kg (2,980 lb) and can generate 3g in both cornering and braking. McMurtry says the PURE can be operated by a driver and a competent friend or technician rather than a full race team. That’s important because the car costs £995,000 or $1.3 million before taxes, shipping, and options. Only 100 examples will be built. The Spéirling PURE will appear at The Quail on August 14 before heading to Laguna Seca on August 15. Let’s hope somebody gives it another chance to set a record without even trying. Photos: McMurtry
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