McMurtry Spéirling
Shares rank 6 of 12 sports cars by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Faster than F1 cars over one lap
“Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected.”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Twin suction turbines and 3-Gs in slow corners? Meet the DRG-Lola” “Incredible stuff, crushes F1 cars”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Twin suction turbines and 3-Gs in slow corners? Meet the DRG-Lola” Downforce makes it easier to drive
“despite the active downforce system making the car stupidly fast in every way, this actually makes the car easier to drive overall”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “McMurtry Spéirling [video]” “2000 lbs of downforce on the McMurtry Spéirling Electric Hypercar means it can drive upside down”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “Musk's Fake Flying Car and 'CEO Said a Thing ' Journalism”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lap speed not surprising to some
“Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected.”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Twin suction turbines and 3-Gs in slow corners? Meet the DRG-Lola”
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| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 42 | 4 | 91% | 10 | — | Approved |
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| Porsche 911 | 21 | 4 | 84% | 8 | 27 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 10 | 5 | 67% | 8 | — | Approved |
| McMurtry SpéirlingThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“2000 lbs of downforce on the McMurtry Spéirling Electric Hypercar means it can drive upside down”
“I think the downforce fans themselves are notable and pretty impressive however.”
“the fans are basically completely useless anywhere that's not a curated track”
“McMurtry Spéirling already demonstrates that riding on walls is possible with its fan producing twice the required force.”
“despite the active downforce system making the car stupidly fast in every way, this actually makes the car easier to drive overall”
“Making a car that is faster than an F1 over 1 lap is impressive but not exactly unexpected.”
“Incredible stuff, crushes F1 cars”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.