Meet Albert, the 1,070 HP McLaren Speedtail with insane paint job – Robb Report

Three years after showing his face to the world for the first time, Albert is back.

As the McLaren Speedtail nears the end of its 106-unit production, the British automaker has just unveiled a very special one-off version of its bespoke speed machine named Albert. If the car looks a little familiar, there’s a good reason for it; it is based on the first attribute prototype of the supercar which debuted in 2018.

The new Albert was commissioned by one of McLaren Beverly Hills’ most loyal customers and has a futuristic livery almost identical to that of its predecessor, with one key difference: the new edition sports an incredibly intricate paint job that took 12 weeks. The lined finish, which changes from Ueno Gray to Magnesium Silver as you move backwards, could not be applied until every body panel was fitted, to ensure every detail was perfectly aligned. These lines, which are meant to represent the flow of air through the car’s teardrop-shaped bodywork, have also not been painted. These are actually exposed segments of the shiny 1k carbon fiber body under the paint. The set is completed with the phrase “Hybrid prototype MVY02-BP23”, Albert’s first codename, in dark writing along the door sill.

Of course, the Albert prototype is not the only McLaren referenced by the new supercar. The name of the two vehicles is itself a nod to the Albert Drive testing center in Woking, England, where F1 was developed at the time. The base color Magnesium Silver is also the same that covered the first F1 road car on its debut at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1992, while the exposed carbon fiber stripes are a reference to the F1 GTR which has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995.

Beneath the impressive exterior, the rest of the Second Albert is in stock. There’s a good reason for that, because its 1,070hp hybrid powertrain doesn’t really lack a grunt. With this setup, the three-seater can go from zero to 186 mph in just 12.8 seconds and has a top speed of 250 mph.

As for the cost of the second Albert, McLaren is keeping that a secret. We imagine that the car costs its new owner a bundle. The base Speedtail model, after all, starts at $ 2.6 million, and it seems fair to assume that this one ended up costing well north of that.