McLaren unveiled the videogame-inspired Solus GT hypercar

New Track BEAST It has became as an unexpected surprise to the automotive world when McLaren turned fantasy into reality by unveiling its newest hypercar, the McLaren Solus GT at The Quail 2022.

McLaren turned fantasy into reality by unveiling its newest hypercar, the McLaren Solus GT at The Quail 2022. (Picture from: SIAMagazin)

Actually, it was the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo concept car previously had appeared virtually in a well-known video game titled 'GranTurismo Sport' on the Sony PlayStation 4 console. From the exterior, this McLaren's single-seater hypercar looks nothing less than a prototype class race car for the World Endurance Championship.

The McLaren Solus GT bodywork is built based on a unique carbon fiber monocoque chassis that is lightweight and therefore weighs under 1,000 kg. (Picture from: TopGear)

For some reason, in our perpective this McLaren hypercar immediately reminds us of the Mazda Furai. Perhaps (at glance) both has similar appearance. So, how about you? As you can see, the McLaren Solus GT is built based on a unique carbon fiber monocoque chassis that is lightweight and therefore weighs under 1,000 kg. Although, it's capable of producing 1,200 kg of downforce while running at full speed.

The McLaren Solus GT's canopy has a single wiper placed in the middle, and also a large splitter that helps with downforce of 1,200 kg while running at full speed. (Picture from: TopGear)

The canopy has a single wiper placed in the middle, and also a large splitter that helps with downforce. While, at the front, there is a small cutout featuring the onboard suspension, coupled with the slim LED headlights. Furthermore the driver sits in the middle, like the McLaren F1 without two other passenger seats.

Inside the cabin of the Solus GT feels like in a fighter's cockpit, featured with a Formula 1-inspired carbon fiber steering wheel, and digital mirror displays. (Picture from: TopGear)

The driver's seat, which is fixed and adjusted according to the driver posture, and is accessed by opening the canopy upward. Then inside the cabin of the Solus GT, there's a Formula 1-inspired carbon fiber steering wheel, and digital mirror displays, so that when you are in the cabin it feels like in a fighter's cockpit.

The McLaren Solus GT is powered by a heavily bespoke Judd 5.2 liter naturally aspirated V10 engine, which is capable spew out power of 841 hp, and torque of 650 Nm @ 10,000 rpm. (Picture from: BlackXperience)

This McLaren's track beast is powered by a heavily bespoke Judd 5.2 liter naturally aspirated V10 engine, which is capable spew out power of 841 hp, and torque of 650 Nm @ 10,000 rpm. This engine  is the first used in McLaren's car and coupled with a 7-speed transmission along with straight gears and a carbon fiber clutch.

At the rear, the McLaren Solus GT is equipped with a large wing along with fins that extend from the top of the cockpit all the way to the rear. (Picture from: TopGear)

Uniquely, all engine components are gear driven, meaning they are not connected to any belts or chains. By using such engine power, so it could helped to propel the Solus GT to a claimed top speed of over 320kph. While for its acceleration capability from 0 to 100 kph just in 2.5 seconds.

At the rear, the McLaren Solus GT is equipped with a large wing along with fins that extend from the top of the cockpit all the way to the rear. In addition, this McLaren's hypercar also gets two LED taillights and an F1-style third brake light that sits below the exhaust pipe. 

Furthermore the British automaker said that the McLaren Solus GT will be produced in limited quantities of just 25 units, and all of them have sold with a price over £3 millions (approx Rp. 52.6 billions) each. Wow! *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MCLAREN | SUPERCAR ADVOCATES | ROAD&TRACK | SIA MAGAZIN | TOPGEAR ]

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