Motorheads have long theorized that the extreme downforce generated by high-performance cars can turn them upside down one day. Now the British car maker McMurtry has converted this wild idea into reality for the first time.
In a stunt that would make Batman jealous, McMurtry killed his incredibly fast electric spéirling. It was more impressive for over a minute, while the vehicle kept inpatient – apart from a quick acceleration to prove that the car was not tied up.
While it may look like the car has defied the severity, it is actually the basic physics with a clever engineering.
In order to turn on the head with conventional aerodynamics, a F1 style car would have to achieve at least 100–150 miles per hour to create enough downforce to exceed its own weight and stay on the ceiling.
But the horizon is one Fan car. Twin electric turbines, which are positioned behind the vehicle's cockpit, pull out air under the chassis and drive it away through a rear exhaust system, creating a low pressure zone underneath that presses the car onto the street.
This system means that the spéirling can produce 2,000 kg out of downforce if necessary. This is great for the grip in high-speed applications, but it also means that the 1,000 kg car can hang on the head, even if you stand still.
So McMurry's co -founder Thomas Yates was able to drive the spéirling on a rotating rig, leaf around 180 degrees upside down and let it stay there. No cables. No magnets. Just an insane amount of downforce.
The route to public roads for McMurtry
McMurtry steered the Spéirling a ramp and drove it upside down. Credit: McMurtry
While this was only a stunt – at the moment – you can't help but ask yourself what the future could hold. Be in tunnel traffic? Just drive up the wall, turn your head and drive on the ceiling. Goodbye.
The Spéirling Pure, the first commercial vehicle of the company, will be offered for sale next year for £ 895,000. Technically speaking, they were able to try to drive themselves.
“That means that the customer is emphatically recommended not to try it [driving upside down] At home, ”a McMurtry spokesman told TNW.
If you are mad enough to try it out, McMurtry recommends contacting the company directly to discuss “reviews before flight, preparation and safety equipment and controlled demonstration environments”.
At the moment, however, McMurtry is busy the right side with Smashing Records. On the same day as the batmobil -like stunt, the spéirling Beat the top top-top track record of all time by 3.1 seconds and dethroned a Renault F1 car in the ranking.
McMurtry Spéirling's fan-based technology gives it an incredible grip in corners. It's not a slouch either. Double electric motors – one for each rear wheel – supplies together over 1,000 hp. In combination with a spring weight chassis, the car can be brought to the point in 1.5 seconds 0–60 miles per hour.
