# McMurtry Spéirling

6 Hacker News commenters recommended McMurtry Spéirling and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Electric hypercar whose active downforce is praised for making a very fast car easier to drive. Critics note the downforce fans are useless off a curated track.

## Why people recommend it

- Faster than F1 cars over one lap (2 comments): "Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46299141)) "Incredible stuff, crushes F1 cars" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46298353))
- Downforce makes it easier to drive (2 comments): "despite the active downforce system making the car stupidly fast in every way, this actually makes the car easier to drive overall" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49728300)) "2000 lbs of downforce on the McMurtry Spéirling Electric Hypercar means it can drive upside down" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171060))

## What people warn about

- Lap speed not surprising to some (1 comments): "Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46299141))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mazda MX-5 Miata](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mazda-miata.md): 42 recommend
- [Toyota GR Corolla](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-gr-corolla.md): 25 recommend
- [Porsche 911](https://hackerapproved.com/p/porsche-911.md): 21 recommend
- [Chevrolet Corvette](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chevrolet-corvette.md): 10 recommend
- [Volkswagen GTI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/volkswagen-gti.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "McMurtry Spéirling", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mcmurtry-sp-irling/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).