McLaren Elva gets windscreen option
McLaren Elva gets windscreen option
May 28, 2021
Wild but beautiful speedster gets fractionally more practical windscreen in a bid to broaden appeal
McLaren has introduced a new version of the 2021 McLaren Elva that features a windscreen to help boost the appeal of its open-air speedster.
Created for those who “prefer to have a physical screen”, the addition of glass in place of the Elva’s innovative Active Air Management System (AAMS) also allows the British car-maker to sell its roadster in US states that ban the sale of screen-less vehicles.
Weighing in at around 20kg more than the original Elva, despite the addition of an upright screen the wild McLaren remains roofless and lacks both side glass and a rear screen to protect you from the elements.
Even with a windshield the McLaren Elva looks wild
Chris Davies - May 27, 2021, 2:30pm CDT
McLaren has revealed the newest version of its super-lightweight Elva roadster, this time fitting a windshield to the 804 horsepower road-legal rocket. First unveiled in late 2019, the original Elva was distinguished as much by its absence of any front glass as by its $1.69 million price tag, though McLaren did say at the time that it would have a more traditional version in time.
Today we’re seeing what that actually looks like, though it’s still hard to think of this windshield-equipped Elva as being anything close to ordinary. Unchanged is the form-follows-function carbon fiber body, which helps achieve the sub-2,866 pound dry curb weight, and of course the blistering speed.