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The 2020 McLaren Speedtail is ready for production, having topped 400kph at the Kennedy Space Centre in its final test.
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The production-ready 'Hyper-GT' hit 403kph with Kenny Brack, chief McLaren test driver, behind the wheel. It wasn't a one-and-done effort, either. McLaren says the Speedtail hit its top speed more than 30 times on the space shuttle landing runway in Florida.
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Power in the car comes from a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 hybrid, that’s combined with a small 5.2kW lithium-ion battery delivering 1,150Nm of torque to the rear wheels, good for a 300kph sprint time of just 12.8 seconds...
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Although that prodigious powertrain is part of the equation, clever aerodynamics are at the core of this car's performance. The body is made entirely of carbon-fibre (dry weight is 1,430kg) and measures 5,137mm long, with a teardrop shape when viewed from above.
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McLaren hasn't bothered with mirrors, instead opting for pop-out cameras that hide away when the car is switched off, and the front wheels are finished with (very cool) carbon-fibre aero covers.
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And there are almost no cutlines to disrupt the airflow, with a huge one-piece clamshell covering the rear end.
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The entire interior of the McLaren Speedtail has been designed to cosset and embrace the driver and their passengers, with the finest hides enveloping almost every surface.
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The driver's seat on the Speedtail design model is trimmed in Dark Glacier and Cool White leathers, the former a full aniline material and the latter a new, semi-aniline lightweight leather, developed by the Bridge of Weir Leather Company.
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Even though it is super quick it is still 17kph slower than the Bugatti Chiron hypercar’s 420kph top speed...
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