This is the moment a test driver of McLaren's £1.75m prototype supercar battled to avert disaster at a petrol station as a suspected electrical fault left the Speedtail engulfed in smoke. But two male McLaren employees were pictured dousing it with fire extinguishers as it smoked out today. The car, capable of doing 0-186mph in just 12.8 seconds, was snapped at a BP garage near Guildford, Surrey, where firefighters were in attendance. The 5.2m-long Speedtail is described as 'the spiritual successor to the iconic McLaren F1'. It is the first of 18 new cars to come from McLaren before 2025 as part of its 'Track25' business plan.

Source: Daily Mail June 14, 2019 10:08 UTC