McLaren returns the “XP2” Speedtail, but not on a long track for crazy high-speed racing. This time, the prototype is revealed as a musical tool made in collaboration with Dean Gordon, a luthier founded in Miami, Florida.
As a style designed to take on prestigious hypercars like the Bugatti Chiron, the McLaren Speedtail is as overstretched as it gets. This encouraged Gordon to base his custom-made guitar on the British hyper-GT, shown at the 2023 National Association of Music Merchants fair.
Let’s talk about colors first. Like the XP2 prototype, the guitar is finished in Saragon Quartz, which is a “bright champagne tone”. The hypercar’s Oxblood Red interior can also be seen in the guitar’s wiring cavities, as well as the carbon fiber trims on the guitar’s back plate and back. head.
As for the materials used, the guitar is made of old and soft alder wood for the body, premium flamed maple for the neck, aircraft-grade aluminum for the lower bell and ebony for the fingerboard.
The headless styling allowed for a lightweight finish for high-end McLaren cars like the Speedtail and especially the Senna. The truck covers were also created to fit the engine cover and rear of the Speedtail.
“McLaren is synonymous with avant-garde design and pushing boundaries, making it an apparent selection of inspiration for my line of car-inspired guitars,” said Dean Gordon, owner of Dean Gordon Guitars.
“These guitars are my artistic exercise, in which I try not only to create the most productive game and sound possible, but also to give them an artistic touch beyond what I do. The Speedtail was the most productive muse. “
Although there is only one guitar powered by the Speedtail, McLaren has only produced 106 examples of the Hyper-GT. One of the highlights of the model is reaching a top speed of 250mph, the highest of any McLaren to date. This also makes the Speedtail one of the fastest road cars, albeit in the US. It is not allowed to be used on the road.