The development prototype of the McLaren & # 39; s Speedtail is named Albert

McLaren may have unveiled the Speedtail already, but it is not ready for customers yet. Prior to its one-year development rollout, McLaren introduces its first prototype development, which has an interesting name with a bit of history behind it.

McLaren's first prototype development is called Albert. Yes, Albert, as in the first half of this Paul McCartney song, you do not remember it anymore. His official name is MVY02, but he went with Albert, more digestible, to recall the development mules from the original F1 supercar program, which one also called Albert.

Albert sports a unique livery that tells people that it's a prototype, in addition to a front bumper based on the 720S, but under this special skin, everything is ready for production, from the chassis to the powertrain to the wild three-seater cockpit. Albert will be put to use over the next year as McLaren sets the dial on the chassis, brakes, dampers and comfort of the creatures to ensure the car is ready for production. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2020, which clearly leaves McLaren time.

The Speedtail will switch, a complete stop. Its hybrid-electric drivetrain will develop 1,035 horsepower, enough to propel the hypercar car to 186 km / h in just 12.8 seconds. It will reach 250 mph, higher than the original McLaren F1. It has the same central driving seat as the F1, but the cockpit looks like a sci-fi movie.

If you have not spent money for a Speedtail yet, you are out of luck. Only 106 will be built, the same volume of production as the O.G. F1, and they are all sold. It will cost you 1.75 million pounds (about 2.3 million dollars) and US buyers will not even be able to drive the most common thing – it can only be imported under the "Display or Display" rule, which severely limits annual mileage and the places where it can be driven, because it is not technically legal. The haves also have their share of problems, you know.