00:00this car doesn't just break records it breaks physics meet the mcmurtry sperling pure vp1
00:12the first car in the world to drive upside down yes seriously it might look like something from
00:18a video game but this little electric monster just pulled off a feat no formula one car has
00:23ever attempted how is that even possible it's all thanks to one thing downforce but not the
00:29usual kind from wings or spoilers this car has a secret weapon a fan a really really powerful fan
00:37the mcmurtry uses something called downforce on demand it literally sucks the car down onto the
00:44road or in this case the ceiling and it works at any speed even when standing still we're talking
00:502 000 kilograms of downforce more than twice the weight of the car itself that's enough to let it
00:56stick to the ceiling like spider-man on caffeine during the test the car drove up a ramp got flipped
01:02upside down and then just kept driving no cables no tricks just pure physics bent to mcmurtry's will
01:11and this isn't just a party trick the sperling also obliterated the top gear test track record
01:18beating a v10 formula one car by over three seconds it's the fastest ever around goodwood
01:25and it can go from zero to 60 in 1.5 seconds that's bugatti level speed but fully electric
01:32but here's the craziest part this car was built by a small british team with a bold idea to prove that
01:39size doesn't matter when you've got brilliant engineering and a bit of madness and the legacy
01:44of its creator sir david mcmurtry continues through this futuristic machine only 100 of these hypercars
01:51will ever be made and they're not just fast they might be the future of motorsport so let's ask the
01:57big question if a car can drive upside down what else is possible would you drive it
02:03you
02:11you
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