McLaren made us all go crazy about an unannounced reveal of a track-only hypercar amid Monterey Car Week, and now it's all come together. Meet the Solus GT, a hypercar that has solely taken inspiration from the brand's concept that appeared in the Gran Turismo SPORT video game. According to McLaren, the Solus GT is the first Gran Turismo concept car from the game to be offered as a production car. Even though just 25 of these exquisite race cars will be produced, every one of them has already been snapped up. With the Solus GT, McLaren will offer performance and technologies never previously seen in a McLaren hypercar.

Aston Martin Valkyrie, who?

Monterey Car Week has revealed many supercars like the Koenigsegg CC850, Acura’s ARX-06 race car, Bugatti’s Mistral, and McLaren's surprise Solus GT. The Solus GT concept prototype, which debuted at the car festival, brings the digital car from the Gran Turismo game to reality with several design changes. However, the core design remained, and the prototype shown is the final production model. If you were impressed by the looks of the Aston Martin Valkyrie with its exposed wheels and super aerodynamic body, you will find the Solus GT’s exterior design more consuming.

Based on appearance alone, it is hard to believe that this hypercar is actually in its production-ready attire, but it is true. According to the McLaren boss, Michael Leiters, “the McLaren Solus GT is the realization of a radical McLaren concept vehicle originally created for the world of visual racing. Engineered free of any restrictions from road or race regulations, but with the full spectrum of McLaren’s expertise to bring it to reality, it epitomizes our pioneering spirit.”

The Solus GT is a lower and longer car than your regular McLaren with an F1-inspired footprint. It has a distinctive appearance due to the fighter jet-like sloping canopy and lack of doors. Instead, the roof moves to the rear so you can access this racetrack mayhem’s cockpit. McLaren Special Operations has invested most of their time in making the Solus GT as aerodynamic as possible. The carbon fiber front splitter feeds air into the ‘ground–effect’ tunnels, and then the air is pushed to the rear diffuser. The rear has a large fixed rear wing, which helps create maximum downforce and adds to the Solus GT's aesthetics. There are many vents on the sides to keep the massive V-10 engine cool, and all of these contribute to a whopping 2,645 pounds worth of high downforce, while the car itself weighs 2,205 pounds, thanks to the whole carbon-fiber structure.

Is that a Lamborghini V-10 under the hood?

With the Solus GT comes a new engine. It is a 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V-10 engine that churns out 829 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque. By the engine structure, many of you might confuse it with the same V-10 engine found inside the Huracán, but it is not. Instead, it is a Judd-sourced, fully bespoke engine which can rev past an acoustically pleasing 10,000 rpm. The engine is mated to a race-bred seven-speed sequential automatic gearbox and delivers all of its power to the rear wheels.

Given the Solus GT’s lightweight body and gigantic performance, the hypercar can do 0-60 mph in just 2.5 seconds. To give you a perspective, the 1,160-horsepower Aston Martin Valkyrie can reach 60 mph from the standstill in the same time frame. McLaren claims that the Solus GT can surpass the 200 mph mark, and we will get more insights after the final testing.

The track-focused suspension is said to deliver the best that McLaren has achieved throughout its motorsport history. The Solus GT sports four-way manually adjustable dampers, F1-inspired double wishbones, anti-roll bars, ride height springs, and a damper system. For taming the beast, McLaren has packed six-piston monobloc calipers with carbon disc brakes in both the front and rear.

Is the McLaren Solus GT the ultimate creation of McLaren?

The Solus GT will provide the brand's racing experience that consumers have always wanted. The 25 lucky buyers will receive a complete racing kit with an FIA-approved racing suit, helmet, and a bespoke HANS custom-made HANS device. The Solus GT prototype, which appeared at the Quail, has wowed us with its design and specs, which at first glance were pretty unreal. However, we have never seen something quite like this from McLaren. This might be the last true ICE-powered McLaren track-only hypercar from the brand, but its outrageous design and performance will always make us return to it, even after the whole motoring world turns electric.