The British manufacturer presented the McLaren Elva, “Barchetta” the Ultimate Series range with an 815 hp V8 heart. The Woking-based company has disclosed their latest creation: the last addition to the Ultimate Series range which is also a tribute to the 1960s McLaren-Elva M1A designed by Bruce McLaren.
With its refined aesthetic and engineering solutions, McLaren Elva is the lightest road car ever produced in the history of the McLaren Automotive brand. It is a two-seater boat that uses an active air management system (AAMS Active Air Management System, the first of its kind patented in the world) to protect occupants by manipulating airflow.
Designed by Bruce McLaren as a tribute to the Elva M1A of the 60s, McLaren Elva is a two-seater, heart-shaped 815hp V8 boat. The heart and soul of this car is a 4.0-litre double turbocharged V8 capable of developing 815 hp of power, flanked in operation by a seven-speed gearbox, thus allowing the British boat to go from 0 to 100 km/h in less than three seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 6.7 seconds.
The exhaust system is made of inconel and titanium, the car-body is in carbon fiber and the active aerodynamics is worth mentioning, while the hydraulic suspensions are connected to an electro-hydraulic steering.
Digital technology is the real hero inside the car. Besides an infotainment system with an 8.0″ screen, there is also a rear tonneau capable of holding two helmets inside. McLaren Elva will be sold in a limited edition of 399 copies. The cost, on the Italian market, opens up to Euro 1,737,731. Deliveries will start in 2020.
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by Alessandro Colombo
