MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE: Overview
The 2021 McLaren Elva stands among the most exclusive models in McLaren’s Ultimate Series, conceived as a modern interpretation of the open-cockpit road racers that shaped the brand’s early identity. Built in extremely limited numbers, the Elva prioritizes purity, lightweight engineering, and unfiltered aerodynamics. With only 149 units produced worldwide, it remains one of McLaren’s rarest road cars to date and a prime target for collectors seeking low-volume models with historical significance.
This example, offered by Carrio Motor Cars in Florida, carries just 480 miles, preserving its near-delivery condition. Configured in Napier Green with matching brake calipers, it showcases one of the most dramatic and visually striking specifications developed for the Elva. The model’s open-air design, lack of windshield, and advanced airflow management system create an experience closer to a track car than any other road-legal McLaren.
Powered by McLaren’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, the Elva delivers extreme levels of performance, structural precision, and dynamic feedback. The absence of a roof and windshield allows the carbon monocoque to achieve exceptional rigidity while dramatically reducing weight, resulting in levels of responsiveness unmatched even within the brand’s Ultimate Series.
Available now at Carrio Motor Cars, this 2021 Elva represents a rare opportunity to acquire one of the most distinctive hypercars of the modern era, combining exclusivity, engineering purity, and collector-grade mileage.
MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE: Napier Green Specification
Napier Green is one of McLaren’s most recognizable MSO colors, designed to highlight the sculptural fluidity of the Elva’s bodywork. The hue accentuates the open-top lines, aerodynamic surfaces, and muscular fenders, giving this Elva a motorsport-inspired presence rarely seen on the road.
Matching Napier Green brake calipers enhance visual coherence, while the lightweight carbon construction remains visible across multiple elements. The absence of a windshield emphasizes the car’s sculpted air channels, directing airflow over the cockpit and across the rear buttresses for stability at high speed.
Every detail of this specification reflects the driver-focused identity of McLaren’s MSO program and underlines the rarity of this particular configuration within the already limited production run.
MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE: Performance
At the heart of the Elva lies McLaren’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, producing 804 hp (or approximately 815 PS) and delivering power through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. With a dry weight well below that of other Ultimate Series models, the Elva achieves blistering acceleration: 0–100 km/h in under 3 seconds and 0–200 km/h in just over 6 seconds.
The Elva’s most defining characteristic is its Active Air Management System (AAMS), which directs airflow over the cabin at speed, replacing the aerodynamic function of a traditional windshield. The system works in tandem with the car’s lightweight carbon body, rear airbrake, and adaptive dynamics to create stability without sacrificing the open-air driving experience.
Braking is supported by carbon-ceramic rotors, ensuring fade-resistant stopping power, while the electro-hydraulic steering delivers exceptional feedback on both road and track.
MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE: Carbon Monocell II Chassis
Built around McLaren’s Carbon Monocell II platform, the Elva achieves high torsional rigidity with extremely low mass. The lightweight carbon construction, combined with the absence of a roof, windshield, and side windows, results in one of the most responsive handling characteristics in any road-legal hypercar.
The architecture is designed to keep weight centralized and low to the ground, improving agility and fast directional response. This structural precision is also what allows McLaren to create a fully open-air hypercar capable of handling the significant aerodynamic loads generated at high speed.
MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE: Interior
The cockpit is minimalistic yet refined, crafted around the philosophy of reducing barriers between driver and environment. Lightweight carbon shell seats, exposed structural elements, high-grade materials, and a driver-oriented interface emphasize purity and engagement. The Elva features a centrally mounted touchscreen, integrated drive-mode controls, and a cabin designed to resist airflow disturbance when operating without a windshield.
The absence of conventional glazing or roof structures creates a sense of immersion unique to the Elva, offering an experience closer to a Le Mans prototype than a road-going supercar.
MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE: Low-Mileage
With only 480 miles, this Elva remains in exceptional condition. Low-mileage examples are increasingly scarce, as many units were delivered directly into private collections and remain unseen on the market. The combination of limited production, striking MSO specification, and preserved mileage positions this example among the most desirable Elvas available in the U.S.
MCLAREN ELVA FOR SALE in US
Offered by Carrio Motor Cars, Florida
Stock: 815120
VIN: SBM26ACA2MW815120
Price: $1,799,998
Serious buyers may inquire directly with Carrio Motor Cars for full pricing details, documentation, or private viewing arrangements. All vehicles subject to prior sale.
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