In a technical sense, any car that produces more downforce than its curb weight should be able to drive upside down. There have been a number of racing cars over the years that could theoretically ...

The debate has been raging for decades: can a Formula 1 car drive inverted from downforce alone? No one ever asked if a McMurtry Spéirling could ... turns out, it's no problemo. Over the last few ...

If you follow motorsport for long enough, you'll eventually hear that a Formula 1 car generates enough downforce above a certain speed that it could theoretically drive upside down. McMurtry ...

If you’re a regular of our website, chances are you already know what a McMurtry Spéirling is. If, by any chance, you’ve been away from Planet Speed in the past three years, then learn that the name ...

In a stunning world first, McMurtry Automotive has driven its record-breaking Spéirling hyper track car upside down. Thomas Yates, Co-founder & Managing Director of McMurtry Automotive used the ...

There are few machines out there quite as absurd as the McMurtry Spéirling. This all-electric fan car has spent its entire existence ripping through records (not to mention entire race fields) like ...

In a technical sense, any car that produces more downforce than its curb weight should be able to drive upside down. There have been a number of racing cars over the years that could theoretically ...

This custom-built rig was engineered specifically for McMurtry Automotive’s groundbreaking upside-down driving demonstration. Designed to safely rotate the Spéirling hypercar 180 degrees, the platform ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the automotive industry and where it is headed next. Motorsport fans love to talk about how, theoretically, a ...

What just happened? The McMurtry Speirling, an all-electric fan-assisted racecar, has added two more outrageous feats to its resume. Already known for obliterating the Goodwood Hillclimb record ...

As the name suggests, downforce-on-demand provides constant downforce at any speed. The keen among you will know that McMurtry isn’t the first to come up with this fan concept, and that’s for good ...

Is The McMurtry Spéirling The Real Batmobile? After all, only a true Batmobile can rest (and drive) upside down. That’s right; the McMurtry Spéirling hypercar is the first-ever vehicle in the world to ...