{"id":469288,"date":"2024-06-30T22:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T22:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=469288"},"modified":"2024-12-03T03:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:44:55","slug":"first-drive-in-the-mclaren-solus-gt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/first-drive-in-the-mclaren-solus-gt\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: First Drive in the McLaren Solus GT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mclaren-solus-gt-takes-victory-are-the-goodwood-fos-speed-timed-shootout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McLaren Solus GT<\/a> is a limited-production track-focused hypercar that takes inspiration from a futuristic concept featured in the Gran Turismo SPORT video game. This single-seat, closed-cockpit car is powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that delivers a staggering 829hp at 10,000rpm, with the capability to boost to 858hp as speeds increase due to the ram air effect at high speeds!<\/p>\n<p>Tipping the scales at a dry weight of 935kg, the Solus GT generates a staggering 1,200kg of downforce at 150mph. Needless to say, this is a car that demands respect and serious practice to master, a fact that was highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TopGear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jethro Bovingdon from Top Gear magazine<\/a> in the video below as he took it for a drive around Circuit of the Americas (COTA).<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"FIRST DRIVE: McLaren Solus GT \u2013 858bhp V10, Single-Seat Hypercar!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LmYy1CK6vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"FIRST DRIVE: McLaren Solus GT \u2013 858bhp V10, Single-Seat Hypercar!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LmYy1CK6vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McLaren Solus GT is a limited-production track-focused hypercar that takes inspiration from a futuristic concept featured in the Gran Turismo SPORT video game. This single-seat, closed-cockpit car is powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that delivers a staggering 829hp at 10,000rpm, with the capability to boost to 858hp as speeds increase due to the ram air effect at high speeds! Tipping the scales at a dry weight of 935kg, the Solus GT generates a staggering 1,200kg of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":845976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,12919],"tags":[76,238,18872,8441],"class_list":["post-469288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mclaren","category-videos","tag-mclaren","tag-mclaren-videos","tag-mclaren-solus-gt","tag-videos","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: First Drive in the McLaren Solus GT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Taking the McLaren Solus GT, a limited-edition track monster, to the limit around Circuit of the Americas (COTA).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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