It’s been over 4 decades since Gordon Murray’s BT46 fan car stirred up controversy at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix by beating a ground-effect Lotus 79. Not long after, several F1 competitors protested the BT46’s unfair advantage, and the car was subsequently banned as a “moveable aerodynamic device.”

Now there’s a new fan car on the scene, and this time it’s an electric car. It also happens to be the world’s fastest in acceleration. In the video, Alex Hirschi from the YouTube channel Supercar Blondie checks out the McMurtry Spéirling in Dubai.

The McMurtry Spéirling Puts A New Spin On The Fan Car

Designed and built in the U.K., the Spéirling is the brainchild of Sir David McMurtry, a former designer of the Concorde’s Rolls-Royce engines. This rear-engine, RWD single-seater has a wheelbase of just under 79 inches and a curb weight of about 2,200 pounds, thanks largely to its all-carbon construction.