McLaren announced today a partnership with Gran Turismo Sport, the upcoming Playstation 4 racing game, in the form of an in-game virtual concept hypercar called the Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo. Created to represent McLaren's driver-focused car design through the year 2030, the Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo features a (very) unique cockpit design, 1150 horsepower, and a host of other neat features.

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The Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo was created as a response to Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamamuchi's call for manufacturers to create unique in-game concepts to race in his upcoming game. McLaren says this isn't any sort of prototype for a future model, but states this is the kind of car the company could produce in the year 2030. A virtual design study more than anything else, really.

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McLaren's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 spins the rear wheels, while electric motors power each front axle. Thanks to some trick aerodynamics, 940 lb-ft of torque, inboard front brakes, and a curb weight of 2200 lb, the Ultimate Vision will undoubtedly be one of the quicker cars in the game.

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The car's most unique feature is perhaps the driver's seating position. Instead of sitting on your back like in any other car, the driver sits in a prone position, with the stomach facing down and the head lying on top of the front axle. That can't be comfortable.

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The Ultimate Vision will be available to see and drive exclusively in Playstation's upcoming Gran Turismo Sport, out October 17th.



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