Owning a McLaren Elva is rare enough. Only 149 examples of the $2 million hypercar exist, and most are treated as rolling art pieces. But Florida car enthusiast Alex Gonzalez had other ideas—wrapping his Elva in bubblegum pink and sending it sideways in a drift for social media.
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The striking display caught attention online not only for the color choice but also for the audacity of sliding one of McLaren’s most extreme models. The roofless, windshield-free Elva belongs to the British brand’s Ultimate Series, the same family as the P1, Senna and Speedtail. Powered by a mid-mounted twin-turbo V8, the Elva was designed as a modern homage to Bruce McLaren’s open-top racers of the 1960s.
Gonzalez’s Instagram clip shows the hypercar pitched into a smoky drift, tires squealing as the vivid pink roadster cuts a surreal figure. Fans flooded the comments with a mix of disbelief, admiration and humor. “I’ll say it again, I love this new generation of millionaires,” one wrote. Another joked, “Bro won’t stop flexing on us.”
The moment stands in contrast to another viral pink McLaren—a 570S left abandoned outside a London hotel for years. Unlike that static oddity, Gonzalez’s Elva is very much alive, loud and driven to its limits.
McLaren named the Elva from the French phrase elle va, meaning “she goes.” The name reflects speed and heritage, but in Gonzalez’s hands, the car has become something more: a statement piece and, as many fans declared, the “ultimate flex.”
Whether seen as an indulgent stunt or a refreshing embrace of a hypercar’s purpose, Gonzalez’s pink Elva drift ensured that one of McLaren’s rarest creations won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
You can see the post on the instagram account, although it is restricted to 18+.
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