The McLaren Elva is quite a remarkable
thing to look at and Top Gear recently paid a visit to the McLaren Technology
Centre in Woking to check it out in person.
McLaren showcased the Elva in a dark shade
of grey last month but the example featured in this video is painted in an
eye-catching shade of satin blue. It is not a functional prototype and is
simply a show car but provides an accurate look at what the production-spec
vehicle will look like.
Much like the 720S, McLaren’s designers
decided against developing a speedster featuring large and in-your-face air
intakes and grilles. The front end, for example, is remarkably simply and makes
do without the controversial ‘eye-sockets’ of the 720S. At the sides, there are
small side air intakes to feed the engine but you can hardly notice them thanks
to the contrasting carbon fiber finish.
Beyond its exterior design, the McLaren
Elva is particularly promising because it will be the lightest model in the
brand’s family, undercutting the 1,198 kg of the Senna. It’s also a
touch more powerful than the Senna as McLaren has been able to extract 804 hp
and 800 Nm of torque from the 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8
engine. It will hit 100 km/h in less than 3 seconds and 200
km/h in a mere 6.7 seconds.
Production of the exclusive hypercar will
be capped to just 399 examples worldwide, each priced from US$ 1,690,000.
