McLaren has made the Elva a bit more useable by introducing a windscreen version of its exotic model. The supercar is set to enter production soon, with deliveries commencing before the end of the year, subsequent to personalization by the MSO division, and “shares all of the ethos and performance of the original car”, in the British automaker’s own words.
While the screenless Elva is the company’s
lightest street-legal car ever, the windscreen variant isn’t that far behind
either. Its new heated glass windscreen and carbon fiber surround,
electronically synced rain-sensing wipers, washer jets and sun visors add only
20 kg to the 1,300 kg dry weight of its sibling. Also, the
Active Air Management System (AAMS) has been deleted.
The performance of both supercars is
comparable to that of the Senna, with the screenless one taking 2.8 seconds to
accelerate to 100 km/h, and 6.8 seconds to hit 200 km/h from
a standstill. Power is supplied by a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 that churns out
815 PS and 800 Nm of torque, directed to the rear
axle through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
On a final note, McLaren has announced
that “no more than 149 examples of the Elva will be specified and built to
customer order”. This is actually the second time they have reduced the build
run, initially from a planned 399 units to 249 last year, and now to 149.
