McLaren has unveiled the one-of-a-kind “Albert” Speedtail, a bespoke order from McLaren’s North American dealer McLaren Beverly Hills. The Albert is one of the last speedtails (only 106 are produced) and pays homage to the 1992 McLaren F1 test mules called Albert.
One of the earliest Speedtail prototypes was also appropriately named Albert, which was developed to validate the concept of its central seating position, test the ergonomics and vision of the driver, and test the positions of the rear-view cameras. The Albert prototype was also the first Speedtail to be ridden on public roads, and it was built with the faceplates of a 720S.
The Albert Speedtail is now a complete racing and road vehicle and is painted in magnesium silver and ueno gray. The silver hue is the same paint used for the F1 at the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix, while the gray is the color of the F1 GTR, which won the 1995 Le Mans race.
It took MSO 12 long weeks to complete the paint job due to its complexity, which included two weeks of masking, six weeks of painting, and the remaining time to dry and reassemble. The painting was carried out by two specialist painters who worked on the completely built car – with the wheels mounted – to ensure that the design was precisely aligned across the board. They used nearly two kilometers of masking tape to complete the original design layout.
The ‘Albert’ Speedtail will make its public debut at the Sunset GT, a luxury car and coffee event hosted by O’Gara Beverly Hills. The event will take place on August 8, 2021 at Sunset Plaza, Los Angeles.
MSO Managing Director Ansar Ali said: “The name ‘Albert’ has a special resonance with MSO as we are the custodians of the McLaren F1 and are based on the Albert Drive site that McLaren Cars lived in in the 1990s.”
“The Speedtail experience has been an exciting journey for our customers, from visualizing their imaginations and implementing these inspirations to sharing their joy in unveiling the finished product. ‘Albert’ is bringing this project to a close and we are very excited to complete it with a high grade, ”he added.
To sum it up: The Speedtail is the fastest McLaren road car to date. The teardrop-shaped hypercar is powered by an electrified 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 1,070 hp and 1,150 Nm torque and weighs only 1,430 kg dry.
According to McLaren, the Speedtail only needs 12.8 seconds to reach 300 km / h from a standing start, and in a special Velocity driving mode (lowers the ride height by 35 mm, retracts external cameras and optimizes the rear ailerons) to minimize air resistance) a maximum speed of 402 km / h). At 402 km / h, the Speedtail covers an incredible 112 meters per second!
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