McLaren makes its Vision Gran Turismo car a reality, complete with a 10,000rpm, naturally aspirated V10 engine 🤯
Oh great, you’re thinking, another McLaren special – bring on the twin-turbo V8, MonoCage II and vaguely familiar styling. Not this time, though. This is the McLaren Solus GT, a limited-production realisation of the Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo from 2017. Back then it looked like something from another planet, and therefore perfect for the virtual world – now 25 people are going to experience an awe inspiring reality.
And the engine really is just the start as far as this astonishing car goes. Naturally, the Solus GT is made from carbon fibre, but further advanced over even the most extreme McLaren road cars. For the first time in one of its creations, McLaren has both the engine and the LMP-spec, straight-cut, seven-speed, sequential gearbox as stressed chassis members – who cares about vibrations in a track car, this way is lighter.
The inside is just as spectacular, combining genuine F1 tech – the halo and roll hoop are made from 3D-printed titanium, and serve as further structural elements – with the design freedom that comes from producing just 25 cars. Each will have a driving position and moulded seat bespoke to the owner, with the pedal box adjustable by remote control.
The brakes feature both carbon discs and carbon pads, with the bias tweakable by the driver. The clutch is also carbon and there’s a choice of two tyres: a slick one or a wet one, both to LMP specification. The Solus GT is for very, very serious track-going folk, though if the current glut of circuit-only monsters is anything to go by there’s no shortage of demand.
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