FIRST DRIVE: McLaren Solus GT – 858bhp V10, Single-Seat Hypercar!
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Published 2024-06-28
There have been many changes from the virtual Vision GT to IRL Solus GT and – from our point of view – they’re all good. The biggest and most pivotal is the switch from the familiar McLaren twin-turbocharged V8 (plus make-believe electric motors for the front wheels) to a pure rear-driven configuration with a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that revs to 10,000rpm. It produces 829bhp – or 858bhp with a ram-air effect at higher speeds.
Beyond that, the tub is carbon fibre, the suspension is double-wishbones all round and, oh, did we mention it’s a single, central-seat layout?!
Just 25 Solus GTs will be built and, of course, they’re all sold, at north of £3m each.
Over to Top Gear’s Contributing Editor, Jethro Bovingdon, for a taste of the billionaire lifestyle at the glorious Circuit of the Americas racetrack, in Texas, USA.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Specs
01:58 Senna GTR Drive
05:24 Solus GT Walkaround
06:54 Solus GT Drive
14:21 Conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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Don't worry Jethro we don't mind....drive the heck out of that thing!
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Imagine your warm up and sighting lap IS IN A SENNA.
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Sick that the triple f collection let you use their car
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Shout out to McLaren actually making a new car for once, this looks sweet!
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A top gear host that is completely original in his commentary and his style whilst being very knowledgeable AND he knows his facts and isn’t rambling on about nothing?
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Seeing Jethro sweating from nerves whilst trying to talk us through the cockpit of the Solus made me realise just how serious this car and trackday was. Everything about this experience just looked WOW
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I'm gonna need a Solus VS Valkyrie ASAP
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At last, another design from McLaren. Amazing design and colour scheme. I just love it. And that sound, wohoo ^^
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the downshifts...are EPIC. reminds me of the blown diffusers in F1 like 10 years ago
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I am really happy McLaren is producing cars like this. Sesto elemento was the last car that gave the similar feeling.
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AWESOME V10 sound from McLaren !!!
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Thanks to everyone involved in making this video happen. The car is amazing. Its a boy's dream. So cool. Thank again.
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8:23 if you watch the rain brake light you can see it’s falling off 😅
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15:40 man the last shot teleported me to Monaco 1990 with Senna! the sound is mind-blowing
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8:22 is it me or are the brake lights moving about?
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What a car, what a design, McLaren knocked it out of the park with this one!
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Ahhh I love V10s... We need more V10s, luckly Red Bull's RB17 isn't too far off, sure I don't have money to by any of them but it's still cool to see that they exist. Not to mention that this kind of car inspire new car enthusiasts and engineers, so soulful cars can't die, otherwise no one would be interested in them and the industry would simply die.
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The triple f solus gt, awesome spec and great mclaren line up
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Great that Jethro is on top gear, he’s been one of the best reviewers in the industry for some time now
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Triple F Collection is legendary!
