{"id":468342,"date":"2022-06-27T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-this-batmobile-style-ev-smash-a-speed-record\/"},"modified":"2022-06-27T15:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:55:11","slug":"watch-this-batmobile-style-ev-smash-a-speed-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-this-batmobile-style-ev-smash-a-speed-record\/","title":{"rendered":"#Watch this Batmobile-style EV smash a speed record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c1e64a685\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c1e64a685\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-this-batmobile-style-ev-smash-a-speed-record\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_this_Batmobile-style_EV_smash_a_speed_record%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch this Batmobile-style EV smash a speed record&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-this-batmobile-style-ev-smash-a-speed-record\/#Hi_there_EV_nerd\" >Hi there, EV nerd!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_this_Batmobile-style_EV_smash_a_speed_record%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch this Batmobile-style EV smash a speed record&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            A unique electric car has broken the speed record at the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwood.com\/motorsport\/festival-of-speed\/explore-festival-of-speed\/hillclimb\/\">2022 Goodwood Hillclimb track<\/a>, an annual demonstration of racing vehicles in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Driven by ex-F2 driver Max Chilton, the so-called McMurtry Spierling set a new record of 39.08 seconds on the 1.86km course. This shaved off about 0.8 seconds from the previous record holder, the Volkswagen ID.R.<\/p>\n<p>And, for your enjoyment, here\u2019s footage of the Spierling smashing the record:<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper shift channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads.tnw\/uploads\/Shift1.gif\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/src=\" https:=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<h2 class=\"channel-cta-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hi_there_EV_nerd\"><\/span>Hi there, EV nerd!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">Subscribe now for a weekly recap of our favorite mobility stories<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5JYp9eGC3Cc\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 90s Batmobile-like design isn\u2019t the only distinct element of the Spierling. The race vehicle is also a fan car \u2014 an additional <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> that motorsport <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/banned-tech-brabham-bt46b-fan\/4808234\/\">hasn\u2019t seen in quite some time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1388749 js-lazy\" alt=\" McMurtry Spierling\" width=\"1289\" height=\"551\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1289px) 100vw, 1289px\" https:=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50.png 1289w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-280x120.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-270x115.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-540x231.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-796x340.png 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2022%2F06%2F27%2Fwatch-batmobile-style-mcmurtry-spierling-smash-speed-record%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Credit: McMurtry\" data-title=\"Share Credit: McMurtry on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Credit: McMurtry on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Credit: McMurtry<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1388749\" https:=\"\" alt=\" McMurtry Spierling\" width=\"1289\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50.png 1289w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-280x120.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-270x115.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-540x231.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-27-at-13.03.50-796x340.png 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>A fan is mounted underneath the car, which sucks out air from beneath and pushes it out of the vehicle\u2019s rear, working somewhat like a vacuum. This results in an incredibly efficient downforce \u2014 2,000kg to be exact.<\/p>\n<p>And the best part? This downforce doesn\u2019t scale with speed, it\u2019s available at any pace thanks to the fan\u2019s operation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of speed, the Spierling is impressively fast. It accelerates from zero to 60mph in 1.5 seconds, and it hit 241km\/h during the race.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Thomas Yates, founder of McMurtry, sharing further information about the car\u2019s specs:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/YzKK32SGzgU\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you already love the Spierling, you\u2019ll be glad to know that a production version is already in the works. God, I can\u2019t wait.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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