Last year, automaker Gordon Murray Automotive revealed a pre-production version of its first model, the T.50. The $3.1 million hypercar, a world-class street-legal hair-raiser with DNA from McLaren—Murray’s former employer—was slated for a 100-example production run. All sold inside of 48 hours.
The T.50 is a center-driving model that’s extremely lightweight, tipping the scales at 2,174 pounds. It is loaded with a naturally aspirated 12-cylinder Cosworth engine that delivers 654 horsepower and is limited to 12,100 rpm, and features a fan-assisted aerodynamic system. Interestingly, Gordon Murray Design’s first model, the T.25, was a far more modest offering with a central driving position; a puckish urban getabout powered by a three-cylinder engine, the T.25 was followed by its natural corollary, the T.27 EV, about a year later. A suggestion of a third city solution, the MOTIV, appeared in 2020.
The supercar seems to be Gordon Murray’s passion. And so we find that the second Gordon Murray Automotive car headed for production is the T.33, another supercar.
The T.33 does not feature a center driving position, but it is loaded with the same Cosworth naturally aspirated V12 — in this case, the engine delivers 607 horsepower. Like the T.50, its lines are less brash than those of a McLaren; the T.33’s fluid curves seem to suggest something nearer to Aston. It’s quite lovely. It’s also not as expensive. The T.33 is priced at £1.37 million, about $1.84 million at the present rate of exchange.
The T.33 can be optioned with a manual transmission by those who prefer it. And, like its elder sibling, it will be limited to 100 examples.
The T.33 will be built at Gordon Murray Automotive’s headquarters in Surrey, England. The HQ is currently under construction.