Gordon Murray unveils T.50 supercar

Around a third lighter than other supercars, the 986kg car – which uses a specially developed fan to improve its aerodynamic performance - will enter production in January 2022.

The vehicle  - described as a successor to Gordon Murray’s McLaren F1 of the 1990s, is the legendary engineer’s 50^th car design.

At the heart of the vehicle is a bespoke 3.9 litre V12 Cosworth engine that is claimed to be the highest-revving and most responsive naturally-aspirated engine ever fitted to a production road car. The engine delivers maximum power (663PS) at 11,500rpm, on its way to a 12,100rpm, a record for a road car. At 178Kg it is also the lightest ever made.

Along with the manual Xtrac gearbox the engine is also a semi-structural element of the car and is attached using an inclined axis shear mounting system (IASA). Murray claims that this helps to  provide much of the rigidity and weight saving found in a race car.