As the specialist automotive company celebrates its 10th anniversary,
McMurtry Automotive is preparing to commence production of its internationally acclaimed hyper track car, the McMurtry Spéirling PURE. Originally envisioned by one of Britain’s most successful businessmen, billionaire and prolific inventor Sir David McMurtry, Spéirling is an electric single-seater fan car with unrivalled performance and capabilities, best known for smashing the
Goodwood Hill Climb record and becoming the first car to drive upside down.
Inspired by the late Sir David’s philosophy of ‘innovating where others cannot’, McMurtry Automotive continues to leverage engineering creativity and work outside of convention and ‘industry norms’. The approach has seen it generate more than 22 patents while meeting all technical and commercial targets to date, with the business now preparing for growth. David’s sons Richard and Ben – both existing members of the board and ‘day-zero’ investors are committed to continuing their father’s legacy to realise his vision for McMurtry Automotive.
Having already accumulated over 5,000km of test mileage with record-setting prototypes, the first customer car is expected to be handed over in the summer. To facilitate this, the company has invested in a new 2,700m
2 facility in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. This expansion, alongside McMurtry’s existing headquarters, will provide the required facilities for production while also enabling McMurtry Automotive to expand its model range in future years.
Given the scale of innovations developed through the Spéirling programme, the decision was made to establish McMurtry Technology. The new division will be located in the original Swinhay House estate, which will also be expanded. McMurtry Technology will be focused on commercialising the intellectual property, technology, processes, expertise, and approach that have made McMurtry Automotive successful as a hypercar manufacturer — enabling other OEMs to benefit.
Innovative productsMcMurtry Technology will offer a combination of innovative products and creative engineering services through five areas of specialisation: downforce on demand, performance battery technology, electric powertrains, vehicle lightweighting and vehicle software. McMurtry Technology currently has a number of high-profile customers and is already generating revenues in seven figures, highlighting the worldwide requirement for McMurtry’s cutting edge technologies.
Richard McMurtry, joint owner at McMurtry Automotive, said: “Our father’s philosophy was to seek solutions beyond the known limits, to engineer creatively and freely, and this remains our guiding principle today. With Spéirling entering production and McMurtry Technology established to commercialise our innovations, this is an exciting new phase of strategic growth. We have an exceptional team that is dedicated to building a future worthy of his legacy, focused on unparalleled vehicles and technologies that conclusively demonstrate the pinnacle of British engineering.”
Thomas Yates, McMurtry Automotive’s managing director and co-founder, said: “Our 10th anniversary is a pivotal milestone. Every day since our inception in 2016, has been exciting and challenging — but mainly exciting. We are carving out a new category for extremely engaging electric track vehicles. This has required inventing new technology, plus building a team and facility to realise the dreams of our customers from around the world.”
He concluded: “We are really proud we are contributing to the advancement of the industry in a small way and are attracting work from other OEMs to be able to widen the impact of our work via our McMurtry Technology division too. We cannot wait for the customer cars to be spotted at racetracks around the world.”