Next week: the people at McMurtry will finally take the covers off the production version of the car that has spent the last few years making the laws of physics look like polite suggestions.

It’s called the Spéirling PURE, and while it might look familiar, McMurtry says this isn’t just the prototype with a fresh valet. In fact, 95 per cent of the components are completely new, because apparently “already terrifyingly fast” wasn’t quite enough.

The big story this time isn’t outright pace. That’s already been settled by a trophy cabinet groaning under the weight of lap records, from the Goodwood Festival of Speed to the Top Gear Test Track.

Instead, McMurtry has focused on making the thing easier to own, easier to use and, presumably, slightly less likely to leave its owner wondering what just happened.

Its name comes from the Old Gaelic word for “thunderstorm”, which seems appropriate for a tiny electric missile capable of embarrassing almost everything with four wheels.

And despite looking like it arrived from the year 2050, it’s designed and built in the Cotswolds, proving that Britain’s rolling countryside can produce more than sheep and postcard villages.

Production, though, will be about as exclusive as a royal dinner party. Just 100 Spéirling PUREs will ever be built, with the first customers expected to receive theirs later in 2026.

So yes, the production car is nearly here. And if the prototype was anything to go by, the only thing it’ll leave behind faster than its rivals… is common sense.