There’s a particular moment in automotive journalism when a car is so monumentally brilliant that words simply fail you. Chris Harris, one of the industry’s most eloquent and brutally honest automotive commentators, found himself in exactly that predicament while piloting the McMurtry Spéirling around some of the UK’s most demanding circuits. The result is pure, unadulterated car enthusiasm captured on film, and it’s absolutely infectious.
The Setup – 12 Months with Britain’s Electric Hypercar Revolution
In his latest film, Harris embarks on an extended journey with the McMurtry team, spending an entire year documenting the evolution of the Spéirling prototype across three legendary UK racing circuits: Dunsfold, Thruxton, and Brands Hatch.But this isn’t your typical hypercar review. It’s an intimate, month-by-month deep dive into what happens when engineering brilliance meets genuine driving passion.
What makes this particularly compelling? Harris himself is a West Country resident, so the McMurtry factory visit to Wooton-under-Edge near Bristol felt almost serendipitous, a local hero discovering a local legend. As Harris himself noted with genuine surprise: “I had no idea any of this was here, or this was going on…”
Pro tip: If you want to witness the exact moment Harris experiences the Spéirling’s full power, skip directly to the 05:48 mark. You’ll understand why words fail even the most articulate car enthusiasts.
The Car That Rewires Your Brain
The Spéirling isn’t just another electric hypercar. It’s a fan car delivering a mind-bending 3G cornering capability through 2000kg of confidence-inspiring downforce available from 0mph.This isn’t theoretical performance—it’s a record-shattering machine that has demolished established benchmarks at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb and the Top Gear Test Track against F1 cars. But here’s where McMurtry’s vision gets truly interesting: this isn’t performance reserved exclusively for professional racing drivers. The Spéirling is designed to put “pro-level performance in the hands of any passionate driver,” combining lightweight construction with shocking corner speed and agility.
Harris’s Unfiltered Reactions (Worth Every Expletive)
If you want to understand just how extraordinary the Spéirling is, look no further than Chris Harris’s genuine, unscripted responses while experiencing it at full capability:
- “Oh my f god. That’s ridiculous.”
- “It’s absurd how good it is.”
- “It’s a new kind of driving.”
- “Wahahooooow. Oh, I’m alive!”
- “I have to say, it has slightly blown my mind, that.”These aren’t marketing soundbites—they’re the involuntary outbursts of someone experiencing something genuinely transformative. This is automotive journalism at its most authentic.
Beyond the Throttle – Philosophy Meets Performance
What elevates this film beyond typical hypercar PR is the substantive conversation between Harris and McMurtry co-founder and Managing Director Thomas Yates. Their discussions (both trackside and while pushing the Spéirling’s limits) explore the philosophical underpinnings of the car’s design and what the future of driver-focused performance truly means.
This is the stuff that separates genuine automotive culture from mere horsepower theatre.
The Final Reveal Approaches
The final production-spec Spéirling is set for public revelation in the coming weeks, with customer deliveries beginning later in 2026.For those who’ve been following McMurtry’s journey since its founding in 2016 by engineering pioneer Sir David McMurtry, this moment represents the culmination of a bold vision: to create vehicles focused purely on driving exhilaration.
The Bottom Line
In an era where automotive excitement often feels manufactured for social media consumption, Chris Harris’s film with McMurtry offers something refreshingly genuine—unfiltered passion meeting extraordinary engineering. The Spéirling doesn’t just promise to be fast; it promises to be transformative.
And based on Harris’s reactions? It absolutely delivers.
