The Speedtail is a passenger car from McLaren, with rear wheel drive, a mid located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The McLaren Speedtail's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 4 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 789 bhp (800 PS/588 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 800 N·m (590 lb·ft/81.6 kgm) at 6500 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1676 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 403 km/h (250 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 357.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 3 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2728 mm | 107.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5137 mm | 202.2 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | 1120 mm | 44.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 85 mm | 3.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1676 kg | 3695 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | McLaren | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3994 cc (243.729 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 73.5 mm
3.66 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 800 PS (789 bhp) (588 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 800 Nm (590 ft·lb) (81.6 kgm) at 6500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 147.3 kW/litre 200.3 ps/litre 197.5 bhp/litre 3.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
200.3 Nm/litre
2.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2517 kPa (365.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| Hybrid drivetrain | |||
| Secondary motor type | electric motor | ||
| Secondary power | 292.0 PS (288 bhp, 214.8 kW) | ||
| Secondary torque | 200.0 Nm (148 ft·lb, 20 kgm) | ||
| Maximum system output | 1070.0 PS | ||
| Maximum system torque | 1150.0 N·m | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 403 km/h (250 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 477.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.48 PS/kg 351.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 kW/kg 470.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.47 bhp/kg 0.21 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.85 kg/kW 4.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 357.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11J x 21 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P-Zero 235/35 ZR 20 92Y | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P-Zero 315/30 ZR 21 105Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 561253 | ||
| Production total | 106 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 McLaren Speedtail added 2018-10-26. Last modified 2025-12-16. |
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