In a jaw-dropping feat that blends engineering genius with something out of science fiction, McMurtry Automotive has officially flipped the script on motorsport—literally.
The British-built McMurtry Spéirling hypercar has become the first car in history to drive upside down, proving a theory long discussed in F1 circles but never attempted. Until now.
Using its proprietary Downforce-on-Demand™ fan system—capable of generating a mind-bending 2000kg of suction—McMurtry co-founder Thomas Yates piloted the car across the ceiling of a specially-built rotating rig at their Gloucestershire HQ. Yes, you read that right. It stuck like a gecko in a wind tunnel, with the physics to match. This isn’t the first headline the Spéirling has stolen.
In the same breath as flipping convention, it’s also shattered the Top Gear Test Track record by 3.1 seconds, previously held by a 2004 Renault R24 Formula 1 car. Add that to its Goodwood Hillclimb and Laguna Seca Corkscrew records, and it’s fair to say the Spéirling isn’t just pushing boundaries—it’s steamrolling them.
The record-setting vehicle, the PURE Validation Prototype 1 (VP1), sported a tribute livery echoing McMurtry’s first fan car from 2021, with some gravity-defying upgrades. It also marks a significant step toward production—with just 100 units of the Spéirling PURE set for customer delivery in 2026.
Motorsport just met its upside-down moment—and it stuck the landing. Watch the madness unfold here. — Want me to create a version with a visual layout or quotes for a social media drop too?
