In 2022, McLaren showcased a radical idea known as the Solus GT at Pebble Seaside. We’ll quickly get to see the automobile in motion on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity.
The McLaren Solus GT is a single-seater hypercar constructed strictly for racetrack use. Solely 25 examples shall be constructed, and they’re already bought out.
The Solus GT appears to be like like a Imaginative and prescient GT idea. The automobile has a single seat with a windshield that wraps across the cockpit. In accordance with McLaren, the acute bodywork generates 2645 lbs of downforce, which is greater than the general weight of the automobile itself (2205 lbs).
The Solus GT packs a 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 that revs to 10,000 rpm and develops 829 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque. The engine is mated to a motorsport-derived 7-speed sequential gearbox with straight-cut gears and a carbon fibre clutch.