"The YouTube show Everything Electric visited the headquarters of McMurtry Automotive to learn about the origins of the Speirling fan car. The company had to invent several technical solutions to make the Speirling possible, and a lot of work was done in-house. McMurtry is now taking orders for this single-seater track toy, and the first deliveries are expected to kick off in 2026."
"The video has the best explanation available regarding how and why McMurtry went to the trouble of developing its fan downforce system, the key to its on-track performance. Basically, you get more downforce this way than with conventional wings and spoilers and much less of the drag, which is important in an electric vehicle that also needs to use the electricity in its battery as efficiently as possible."
"and the innovations that went into creating such a bonkers vehicle. The battery pack, for instance, forms a tub around the driver, which helps with weight management and keeps as much mass as possible in the center of the vehicle. McMurtry is definitely a serious engineering company, and you can tell by the quality and complexity of its product, which will spawn a slightly less extreme road-legal version later on."
McMurtry Automotive developed the Speirling, a track-only single-seater that accelerates to 60 mph in 1.4 seconds and runs the quarter-mile in eight seconds. The company developed a fan downforce system that yields greater downforce than conventional wings and spoilers while producing far less drag, preserving battery energy. The battery pack forms a tub around the driver to centralize mass and improve weight distribution. Most critical technologies were designed and built in-house, reflecting intensive engineering effort. McMurtry now accepts orders for the single-seater, expects first deliveries in 2026, and plans a slightly less extreme road-legal variant.
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