Faster Than An F1 Car! Driving The Incredible McMurtry Spéirling Fan Car | Henry Catchpole
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- Опубликовано: 9 май 2023
- DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SCREEN - THIS FOOTAGE HAS NOT BEEN SPED UP! In this episode, Henry Catchpole has his face rearranged and neck muscles severely tested by the incredible McMurtry Spéirling, which is capable of cornering faster than an F1 car. Forget conventional hypercars like the Aston Martin Valkyrie or Mercedes AMG One, this little fan car is in a different league in terms of its performance. It can pull up to 3G laterally, even in tight bends, and will accelerate from 0-60mph in just 1.3 seconds.
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We drove it at the fantastic MIRA test facility in the UK, which allowed Henry to really push the car to its extraordinary limits - even beyond them. What’s it like to spin a car with constant downforce in all directions? You’ll have to watch to find out.
The British designed and built McMurtry is tiny, measuring just 11ft long and 5ft wide. It has a carbon fibre monocoque, weighs about 1000kg, has a 60kWh battery and sends up to 1000bhp to the rear wheels alone. That sort of power going to just one set of tyres should be a recipe for wheel spin as soon as you breathe on the throttle, but not with the McMurtry. Two electric fans (it has two to provide a level of redundancy, like an aircraft) spin at up to 23,000rpm and combine with a sophisticated skirt system to provide up to 2000kg of downforce.
And just in case you think this is some sort of crazy one-off project car that will never see the real world, McMurtry’s Managing Director, Tom Yates, revealed to Hagerty that a customer version called the Spéirling Pure is currently being developed. Even more staggeringly, the Pure will actually have more performance. Yes, more. The mind boggles.
The price of the McMurtry Spéirling Pure will be £820,000 plus taxes, which sadly puts it firmly out of reach for most. But, given the technology and performance on offer, the asking price doesn’t seem outrageous when compared with other hypercars.
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Well, I've just about recovered enough to be able to type this! Thank you for all the great comments - it's hugely appreciated that you take the time to be so considered and supportive. One point that I've seen a few of you mention is the idea of a race series, which is certainly an exciting thought - with the downforce generated in this way, you could have cars following absolutely nose to tail with no loss in performance, which would be brilliant. G-suits might be necessary for the drivers though! Anyway, thank you again and please do share the film with others if you think they might enjoy it - spreading the word really helps us. HC
G-suits and barf bags, I think. Thank you for doing this!
Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
I wonder how it would change the landscape of accidents, there would be probably much less high-speed wall spinouts.
"brilliant"? er nope it would be rubbish because cars with ultra high DF to mass ratios make for dull racing because the tyres and drivers have to operate in such a narrow window of slip. And just like in F1, any contact that destroys the DF (kerbs, lumps, bumps and even being nudged by another car) means an enourmous hgih speed crash because suddenly you are going 3 times too fast (for the pure mech grip). The racing line becomes everything and any other geometrically longer path can now never be faster. Probably the best racing i've ever watched is the Goodwood classics where things like Mini's and Ford Galaxys run door to door, sliding from entry to exit,a ll with more power than grip and the lead changes 5 times a lap. lets not make all racing the snooze fest that is modern F1 please..........
Loved it - thank you HC and the Hagerty team. And finally - (excepting GMA) a hypercar that doesn’t just feel like an exercise in making a ton of money out of billionaires so they can be squirrelled away. Genuinely a car that is pushing boundaries.
I've never seen Henry scared and terrified testing a car's 0-60mph as he was. No words necessary when you see the look on his face, it's a unique experience and an amazing bit of engineering.
His hands were shaking too at various points!
G forces not fear
It sounds like it's neutered
@@3rdcoastpapi Pretty much, it seems mindbogglingly fast and I think Henry's mind was genuinely blown, but like most EV sports cars after a while it will just feel souless (I daily an EV, it's not slow). Sports cars need an ICE and mechanical stick shift, the reason my trackday car will always be a stick shift ICE, there is an intangible connection and reward system at play there. Like as fast as this is I would still take a V12 stick shift GMA T.50 instead.
The sound is strangely sinister 😮
I absolutely love the latest batch of hypercars like the AM Valkyrie, AMG One, and GMA T.50, but while we were all busy watching those cars develop, McMurtry went and created the next generation equivalent of the McLaren F1. The Spêrling isn't an iterative car; it's a whole new thing. Absolutely remarkable imagination and innovation.
Thanks for teaching me a new word.
"Iterative"
I love how people talk about German engineering when it's:
Valkyrie - British
GMA T.50 - British
McMurtry - British
AMG One - Also British (surprisingly)
@@ARKAEA33Yeah about as English as tea or noodles...
If i ever had to choose it would be the amg one or mission x over this
ah yes, using half a century old tech that no one uses because it is irrelevant and was banned. The height of innovation!
This thing at Goodwood was a rare moment where raw speed alone was enough for it to be spectacular no matter how much or how little you knew about it, regardless (or in some ways partially _because_ ) of the lack of noise. Everyone knew they were witnessing something new and extraordinary. I'm not capable of imagining what it feels like at the helm, but kudos to Henry for trying to articulate it!
I've got to say as much as everyone minces on about noise I think it is overrated, as a 17 y/o I learnt 'he on the noisy bike gets nicked for speeding before the quiet bike rider'. Most of us who have been round long enough wear earplugs when circuit driving/racing because you really don't want to lose your hearing because of a hobby. Secondly I live near Castle Combe and know only too well how a noisy track is perceived by the general public. Once we switch over to EV racing we'll be able to use tracks 24/7 without any nimbys becoming apoplectic (well they may decide they do not like the lights...).
@@mr_benn_escapes_lockdown1780 only a 17 year old would say it is overrated. Clearly haven't experienced much have you.
39.08s could stand as that record for some time to come. It's not just how skilled Max was, but how fast he must need to be able to think.
Even this year in the downpour, and not intending on a record, and doing a stop and start.. still did about a 1 minute run.... mind blowing
I knew it was the next thing when the marshall at the line got scared when it took off. He had never seen anything like that in his life and the guy does what he does for a living seeing the top cars in the world in performance figures really. He jumped when this rocket took off. Was funny. I laughed when it happened and my wife didn't say a word when it took off. She was silent.
What happens when the world’s most laid-back automotive journalist drives the world’s most not laid-back car?
With the car that is the definition of No Chill.
It's like Mr bean having sex with Romi Rain
Both eyes in the same socket for a bit there, I think.
@@Neojhun I imagine it has plenty of chill. The underside of that skirt is probably very chill indeed, just due to PV=NRT. 😁
@@deltavee2😂
The distance travelled in that spin was genuinely shocking
Thank you Henry for picking up where Chris Harris left. There are few journalists out there who communicate the experience of a car so well and actually enjoy the experience of driving rather than just how fast something is (ironic given the video lol).
The driving shots, at speed, looks like it's set to fast forward. Insane!
Henry is and always has been an incredible journalist. We're so lucky to have this kind of material for free. Thank you Hagerty.
And You really think that it's for free? On what world do You live in?
@@casey2732 its free for us. At least I haven't pay a single thing.
@@andrerodpt of course You did but you don't realise that.
@@casey2732 ok
@@casey2732 Yeah we get the user data plus this being advertising for hagerty, but it is free in the sense you don't have to pay money for it.
You can see it in Henry's eyes how crazy this car's performance is.
looks actually distressing
Henry was at his limits.
@@shaun1900THAT'S the word I was looking for! Distressing. 😁👍
Yes it's like Catchpole 🐈 chasing dogs 🐕 tail
As a fellow 34m 10k runner, I know how much training and effort...and pain that takes 😂 Kudos. Great vid and such an incredible machine.
"I'm looking so much further ahead than I've ever had to before in my life."
This hits on so many levels. It's like he's having a transcendental experience.
That 0 to 113 to 0 test got me thinking. Cammisa needs to ultimate drag race this with a twist. If my back of the envelop calculations are right he should take it from 0 to 175 (787 yards) back to 0 (another 533 yards). The quarter is done in 10 seconds and the car finishes parked on the finish line at the same time as the competitor crosses the line at 130 mph.
Mat Watson did a drag time.
This would be the most epic 10 second pass in history! 10 seconds parked at the finish, beat that suckers🤣
0:39 What's equally impressive is that drone is able to keep up with it whilst ascending. Incredible shot.
I would say it is impressive to see for the first time a drone unable to overtake a car on some track
5" FPV Drones (which are what was being used here) will run 1 - 100 in about a second mangling this car, but after 100 the car will just walk away
@@CiottiFPV yeah, I commented on some drone footage shot with one of the motogp bikes saying the bike must have backed off a bit, the drone pilot commented back that he had to back off in the corners 😂 110mph in a straight line.
Planes induce vertical G, as the plane has to bank, meaning you feel heavy from your head down through your chest and legs. With a car, it induces horizontal G, which is a completely different experience on the senses and organs. I’d say you did a great job to hold that in a circle for as long as you did without collapsing a lung!
Exactly , my God , just watching him just doing circles and figure eight you can tell what his body is going through , lol , then from a dead stop and hit it hard , the forces have to be unreal,, wow
The amount of pull you can see on the outer tire sidewall is CRAZY !
Big props to the drone camera pilot 👍
F1 cars manage 2x the lateral forces, at 6G max, but only a small group of people can drive them properly, so we never hear about the feelings involved.
It's absolutly amazing watchin the cornering tire shots...the tires holding onto the wheel bead for dear life!
I just had to rewind and play that again ... holy crap.
Awesome content, and what a machine! You can tell it's a car in another league as Henry driven them all, including Chiron, and this beast left him speechless, exhausted and probably a few pounds lighter. You know it's something else when it takes him a couple of days to come away and collect his thoughts and reflect on his experience. I'm so glad Henry is part of the Hagerty team as carfection was amazing, and the combination of the two is world-class motor journalism at its finest. Hagerty content just keeps getting better with every video!
The tyre bead at 8:38! Barely holding on! Another superb video by Henry and the team👏👏
Yes => i immediatly was looking in the comments if anybody would have noticed => follow the end of the rims and follow it for 10 seconds how that tire goes about => amazing footage !
Love this review. Your lack of words or being able to describe what you've experienced says enough. I literally got butterflies in my stomach watching how quickly it was going around the corners. Utterly amazing. And to your point, it's accessible. An airplane that can pull 6g's in the turns isn't accessible to the vast majority of us. This is truly epic and game changing. I can't wait to see what's next with this.
Biggest takeaway is being able to run a 10k in 34 minutes!
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@@Hagerty ^^ did that last runner toot?
@@JasonCammisa Hi Jason! Love your videos as well as the carmudgeon podcast, much love from Poland!
@@kjyu Hi! Thanks much and greets back from California!
@@JasonCammisa will this video come up in a future podcast? Please say yes!
Utterly outstanding content. This channel just gets better and better. What an amazing machine and Henry did an exceptional job of trying to describe what must be just about indescribable when you've just been through the wringer in it. I don't think anyone could have imagined something like this even being possible just a year or two ago. What an achievement. Bravo to all involved. Can't wait to see more of this, my new favourite hypercar (or maybe we'll need to find another superlative, hypercar sounds too normal for this).
A hyper-pu**y car. It grips so well you can drive at full speed without fear of slipping out.
Years ago I watched a vid with HC driving an Aston Martin in Scotland. It genuinely gave me goosebumps. Henry manages to convey a sense of feeling better than any other in the automotive space. This vid was no different. And that McMurtry, what an incredible piece of engineering.
Catchpole V McMurty. 'Been waiting for this and not dissappointed. Thanks for this.
My favorite thing about this car is how no one that drives it ever looks ok afterwards. They all look like they're about to be sick and can barely talk
Matt Watson from carwow had the best reaction imo. I literally felt joy from his reaction. This vehicle is insane!
I seriously think this thing is a mind-f*ck. It seems to break people’s brains. Very few cars do this, so it’s damned impressive.
Let’s have Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton drive it
Yeah i was just thinking about that!!!
Most drivers are not trained for high g-forces
Forget about Formula 1 and Formula E. The world needs Formula MS (McMurtry Spéirling)!!!! As always, awesome video! Bravos Henry and team!
I just want to see this try to beat the Monaco lap record
@@samkwant4050 it's doubtful it could complete a flying lap at Monaco.
Can't believe there's going to be an actual car similar to the Red Bull Fan Car from Gran Turismo.
@@truantray Um... what? Are you deaf? Blind? Did you watch the video?
The 0-100 was absolutely bonkers! I’m in love! I think this has to be my favorite new car I’ve seen in the last 10 years.
The reactions really convey how far this car takes itself from the regular performance car reference base. That sheer look of just 'but I thought I knew fast cars and then this emerged'.
What an absolutely cartoonishly capable car. Holy smokes. There’s genuinely nothing else like this.
Only because the rules of racing dont allow it.
@@jeffmellow not just that.
other cars (such as the VW that won Goodwood before it) have been quick and/or nimble, and they are wondrous to behold....but this car demands that whatever you thought the word "quick" to _used to_ mean - it just is not adequate anymore.
I am so, so happy you reviewed this "thing". I've seen a couple or so reviews and always wondered how your eloquent way could explain it. Your hands shaking before the 0 to 60 really got me and helped me understand that, even with a very experienced driver, how this car would make you feel.
Phenomenal engineering and phenomenal video guys.
Henry, videos like these are the reason why you're my fav RUclips car journo! Pure passion for what you do that you convey so well!
Can't wait to see the customer version review! Utter madness!
It’s the first time I’ve seen a “Henry” review . Thoroughly impressed with the content, style and delivery. Haven’t enjoyed a review as much as this for a long while . Also followed up with watching the Lancia review (another classic). Grown up journalism without the gimmicks . Superb
I think your reaction says it all about this one. Unreal.
I remember the first curve at the Goodwood hill climb where it looked unreal, like a curve bullet. The "over the limit" curve taking here was very interesting to watch, along with Catchpole's bodily reaction.
I would love to see this lined up on an F1 grid with the other F1 cars. This I feel would demonstrate a ‘real world’ comparison. Not driven in isolation but leaving something truly fast - behind. Fantastic film Henry.
I want to see it against a Formula E car too.
Can I just say, that not only do I very much appreciate Henry's brilliant story telling and presenting as well as the fantastic cinematography the team has been creating at Hagerty, but I also noticed that your team is shooting and formatting all of your latest videos to fit ultra wide displays. It's these details that make a huge difference to us consumers of content that care about the entire experience. Bravo. Keep it up you guys.
Can you even imagine taking a lap around the Nürbürgring in this outrageous, mind boggling machine?! 😱
Surely has to be capable of beating the 919 Evo tribute lap record?
In the right hands it might lap the nordschliefe in under 5 min.
@@P1Fanatic Not sure about that. I'm pretty sure it would blow away anything else but for the outright record I think the 919 Evo would likely have a top speed advantage (on top of also being crazy fast and making huge downforce). This car would have an advantage in the slower speed corners over the 919 Evo for sure though.
@@gbgt2 I guess it depends for how long that top speed differential is utilised over one lap and if they can increase top speed of the spierling. I just hope they try as its amazing that we are even talking that such a small company can build a car to match or possibly beat such a beast of car built by one of the goliaths of motorsport.
You need a fighter pilot for that🤯
Several years ago, on a strange whim, I think after digging out an old Tamiya Hornet RC car while cleaning up a bunch of junk, I went and bought the latest Traxxas RC. I quickly out-demanded that car, and went with the fully loaded Rally VXL, brushless motor, got the big LiPo battery, the works. That changed my whole viewpoint on vehicle dynamics, and even electric propulsion, When I can START AS A CAR IS GOING BY AT 30+mph, and catch up before it’s a car length ahead, that’s quick. That little car could hit my recorded top speed on my side street of 54mph within 5 seconds, most of that spent trying to keep it straight. With better alignment and chassis integrity, it could easily hit 60 in less than 3 seconds. Scale that up 10 times. And that shriek of the RC was cool too. I seriously thought at first in this video they were filming an RC, as it sounds and moves JUST like this car. Amazing.
Upside down burnout. Spoken like a true engineer car guy. 👏🙌
Henry you're one of my favorite journalists and you have a way with conveying with what so many of us viewers can only imagine and vicariously enjoy through your videos. I want to thank you for your words and experiences that we get to enjoy so much and this was one of my favorite videos you've done, this car is truly other worldly and probably the closest you can get a space shuttle on the ground, outside of a F1 car and something that's attainable, albeit for only a lucky few that can afford the asking price but still.
I was blown away watching the goodwood lap with this beast. I'm also blown away by Henry's composure driving such a high downforce car!
Just love your reaction to it. Could you imagine Jeremy Clarkson or jay Leno faces being pushed back in this? Nice to see a magnificent machine. British engineered 👏
WHAT A MACHINE ! I can already imaging it !
Clarkson would look like a puddle of melted ice cream with a face.
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 brilliant 🤣 but me off ice cream now thinking Jezza face in it 🫠
(((Ariel atom flashback)))
@@looped7979i can hear that😂
So glad you landed at Hagerty. I enjoy you auto journalism very much and hope to see many more of your works to come!
Brilliant review Henry, thank you. And what an incredible car, just astonishing performance.
Excellent content Henry, doing justice to the game changing McMurtry - so pleased for the “not sped up” comment as it’s almost impossible to believe
On the subject of G force. Fighter pilots go through extensive training and physical conditioning to withstand the G forces they endure, but those G forces are almost entirely in a longitudinally oriented direction. Yes, airplanes can fly sideways, but not for long and not with enough sustained Gs to approach what this car is doing. The lateral G forces of 2.8 is astounding. Asserting maybe a 190lb weight for our host, that’s 532lbs he’s feeling as his innards press so forcefully against the side of his rib cage. No wonder he was breathless. I’m kinda surprised it didn’t give him nausea. But that’s just the body. The brain deals with this in ways we have yet to fully understand, aside from studies done on the aforementioned aerospace pilots. Tread lightly.
I've been reading and viewing Mr Catchpoles work ever since back in the EVO (print edition) days............so a long time fan of his style. Never have i ever seen Henry react in this manner!! He's wide eyed and borderline delirious!!! A tip of the hat to good you sir! Respect. 😍😍😍😍😍
Henry, I have great respect and love of your version of motoring journalism, often watching you working performance cars hard with a cool head and composed mind, it really is the measure of the McMurtry to create the largest eyeballs I have ever seen you wearing. I saw the car do a demo run at Goodwood (Sunday) in the dry, and it ran 39 seconds. The winning Sunday shootout car, the magnificent McLaren Solus managed 45 seconds. I watch youtube stuff everyday, and every once in a while something special comes up, you and the McMurtry is such a thing. Bloody marvellous
I can't even breathe while watching Henry launch the car. Stupid insane acceleration
I'd love to have a longer uncut driver point of view shots like from 4:00 to see what its like. The quick cut scenes with the drones shots are cool, but I think it doesn't convey just how fast it's going. Just my 2 cents.
This is just amazing.
I thank you so much for sharing this view into the future, you made an utterly perfect job and gave me the possibility to feel (thanks Henry!) this machine.
The day a McMurtry goes to the Nürburgring is going to be my personal holiday.
First video I’ve seen. You really nailed this one. Good commentary and reflective thought was fantastic. You really showed speed on camera. Great work!
Aside from the incredible performance, this has got to be the most lively and interesting sounding electric car I've heard to date.
When I used to watch Speedracer and even the new movie that came out I thought to myself...I wonder if cars will go that way in terms of look and performance......well here you have it. This car looks, drives, and sounds like something out of the new Speedracer movie. Insane.
Fabulous Henry! Never seen fear in your eyes before. A truly incredible car and an excellent review as always! Not seeing enough reviews from you these days.
With this in mind I can now say we have reached levels of engineering that surpass human limits. Before cars could go shy below the best driver's physical and mental limitations. Now the human has to be superhuman to be able to push the real limits of such creation. Truly mesmerizing.
The change of direction is unreal
This car is simply insane 😃👌. I think the McMurty is definitely going to go down in history as an all time great 🤩
But at first it will have to do something other tham impress some jounalists. Hope they take it around the world and set some laptimes. 919 ist waiting for a challenge ;-)
The question is do other high performance car manufacturers need to look at this or just view it as a one off thing. Is this car to much for human physiology
@@allensaunders449 If you read or watch things about other high power EV's the conclusion is, that they all are too much for the driver. Maybe we've reached the end and manufactureres start to make some small and fun cars again that can be used. Just as in the bikes world. More scramblers, adventure bikes and coffee racers are appearing because superbikes are just too fast for the roads. A new Elise would be wonderfull. EV with 400 miles of range and under 1000kg ;-)
Simply amazing, thanks for your review!
That is ridiculous, never seen reactions like that from a seasoned journalists. Impressive.
You know that this auto is otherworldly when it can elicit this kind of reaction from such a seasoned driver/operator.
Definitely "put the wind up him proper" as our across-the-pond cousins say.
Or in the infamous words of one Thomas Chong; "..kinda gets ya by tha' boo-boo, don't it?..."
Amazing content, thanks ya'll!
Dear Henry, your work with Hagerty has been phenomenal. I've been following along with your reviews for a few years. I love the real, human side that I find you bring to your work. Makes it relatable. Never stop writing ✍️ ✨️
Thank you Hagerty and Henry fro bringing this! WoW! Just WOW!
Incredible film and wonderful presentation, Henry. Just watching it is hard to describe, I can't imagine what it's like to actually drive at the limits. Kudos.
Catchpole looks like he was going on a mission to destroy the Death Star! May the force be with you!
Thanks Henry for putting us in the driving seat and taking us through the experience ( beautifully created words and video)- an almost physical experience to watch! This video is as seminal to us car geeks as Tiff taking the McLaren F1 to Goodwood to ‘give it some stick!!’
Loved this car since its record run. So happy to see Henry get behind the wheel. Well done!!
Brilliant! Hagerty, congratulations on employing one of the best (if not the best) car journalists out there! As for you Mr Catchpole, another superb and highly watchable breakdown of a superbly lunatic car.
Keep them coming 👏👏
This is an instant classic video! The sheer bewilderment on your face, Harry, was worth every second. What an incredible experience. Reminds me of all of those sci-fi movies that go from a vertical takeoff to hyperspeed before they reach a few hundred feet. Always wondered what those poor passengers looked like after that kind of gravitational punishment. Now we know. This is where that worn phrase, "what a thing" actually applies.
Those ships all have inertial dampers though! This thing doesn't. They should research it and create them... looks like they would be a popular option.
Wow, that looks astonishing. I felt a bit queasy watching some of that on board footage.
Excellent content as always.
Stunning film and commentary as always. This car is mind blowing, and amazingly cool too.
Love all the engineering involved with this car mind blowing, great explanation of the functioning form of this beautiful Masterpiece. Bravo !!!
When you said "I needed my own sort of dry sump system." In such a deadpan manner, my sides were sent into orbit! 😂 DRY SUMP HUMAN. Just think about it, would actually be amazing for high g loads and many other reasons lmao
Well done! One of the most interesting automotive videos I've ever watched.
Stunning, incredible, an engineering leap. Well done Tom and team 👏
In the overhead shots, this looked all the world like watching an RC car in terms of unrealistic extreme maneuverability, acceleration and appearance really. Nothing we now know prepares you for this, kind of like how videos of UFOs show them moving unrealistically in terms of extreme speed, extreme maneuverability and extreme acceleration. Henry's right, this is a sea change.
Seeing such an understated chap, so totally flummoxed make me enjoy life just a little bit more.
I know it's very unlikely but a racing series with these cars would be incredible. Seeing 20 of these being pushed to the limit would be a dream come true
"Need my own dry sump" 😂. Impressive machine and the type of journalism that takes you as a reader into the action and feeling. Great.
What a video, well done Henry for putting your feelings forward, such cars deserve the disruptive respect akin to 4WD and Group B rally cars, technology that we will enjoy on road cars someday in the future.
They should make a spec sprint series for these. The compact size and that they aren't sensitive to dirty air should make for very close and fast racing.
there is a tiny problem, that it might lift more debris than a standard extractor
race them in an indoor stadium, that would be nuts to see. Stig in an R35 GT-R flashbacks, anyone?
As ever Henry, beautifully crafted, delivered and executed.
Truly TRULY special.
This one here represents the first great leap in car tech since F1 got turbos+downforce to begin to work together properly in the early '80s.
Unreal, what I’d do to have a go in one of these, class video thank you 🙌🙌👌
I haven't seen genuine terror for a long time. thanks 😊
Amazing. But group C cars could do 5+ g in corners. The Toyota TS010 supposedly broke the ribs of 2 drivers in the same race.
Indeed it did (albeit in testing, not in a race), but the point Harry is making is this car develops that downforce at any speed, even standing still or in reverse.
Isn’t that at really high speeds though? The Murtry’s speed is tuned down due to it being focused for good wood.
@HenryCatchpole you're one of my favorite auto journalists. Certainly in the top 5. Love this stuff.
I really wish we'd adopt the 0-100-0 metric over the 0-60. It's a much better indicator of performance.
“Show, don’t tell”
Long time fan of Henry here, this might be the best review ever. I can almost feel the overwhelming grip rewiring my brain through the screen
What a car and what a review
Henry smashed it again!!! Best thing on RUclips!!!
holy crap, seeing him fly around the corner you really feel like the video is sped up :D That thing is crazy. Imagine a version with even more downforce. This thing could break like the lap time of Porsche 919 on The Nordschleife i feel like
I want to see that, I would even contribute to a crowd funding campaign to see it happen. 👍🏻
Also want it to see it run pikes peak I bet Dumas record would fall to this. 😎
Brilliant review Catchpole.
Thanks Henry and team for this wonderful movie like production. It felt like I was riding shotgun with you. Keep up the good work 👍
Great video Henry. This car is truly bonkers.
Nurburgring record breaking run when?
Would probably half the current record
One of the first enthusiast owners will most likely give it a go. I think you would want a cleared track to yourself. NOTHING will see tia coming from behind
What an exciting car, and what a brilliant video. Bravo!
You know what i loved the most about this video (film?)… I got the point and significance before you even said it.
So thank you for the journey.
The 0 to 113mph and back to 0 was bonkers
I would love to see it do a qualifying lap during a formula E race and set a time😲
I guess car guys don't actually learn physics in school. You cannot put a small battery and flow 750 kw through motors for long, which is why this was only run on a 40 second hillclimb. It's about as high tech as lighting a rocket. A 60 kwhr battery at 1000hp or 750kw output will last 4.8 minutes.
As for fan downforce...it was a stupid idea in 1970 and never won a race, it was a dangerous cheat in 1978 when Murry "invented" it for the second time.
Greatest British engineering feat since the hovercraft.
@@truantray Wow. You sound fun.
@@truantray a 60 kwh battery at 750 kw output will last 4.5 minutes but you forget the regenerative braking.
And a Chiron eat all his gas tank under 10 min at 250 mph.
it doesn't mean the car can't sustain more 10 min in a track.
10k in 34min?! As a runner by myself for ages I have to admit, that this is a pretty impressive time for a non-professional. WR 26m11s.
crazy impressive
Made me feel slow as well, as I've only run 36:20. I knew he was fit but man, 34 min for 10k is really moving...
No way Henry did that. The McMurtry scrambled his memory. 😆
I heard that and thought: that's not shabby! Reading your comment I realize I was thinking about 10k km, not 10k miles, which would be crazy!
I was proud of my sub-20min 5k, now I feel like a wuss 😂
Great episode! Nice job man!
That chase drone must be mind bendingly fast. This car sounds like so much fun. It’s great seeing Henry Catchpole again. It’s been a good day today.