Nowadays, the world is positively filled with supercars and hypercars. By that, we mean that the world is full of some real cars and a series of incredible concepts that promise extraordinary performance. When all is said and done, a good deal of the concepts never see the light of day. That’s why it’s cool as hell to see the crazy T.50 spinning around in the real world, even if it’s just low-speed circuits from the Top Gear track in Dunsfold.
New photos and videos from Gordon Murray Automotive confirm that the T.50 is not just an idea of a mad scientist relegated to a digital world of computer renderings. In fact, Gordon Murray himself gets behind the wheel to prove a little of what his car has to offer. The famous designer has all kinds of history with fast cars, and his time spent with McLaren as the designer of the infamous F1 certainly transpires in the T.50. From the dihedral doors to the three-seater cockpit and the general shape, the T.50 could very well be a modern version of the 240 mph F1. That is, until you see it from behind.
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You won’t find a jet engine in the F1, or for that matter, in the T.50. However, Murray’s new hypercar features an electric fan that spins at 7,000 rpm, effectively sucking the car into the asphalt. The fan also functions as a compressed air system for Cosworth’s insane V12, which develops 654 horsepower naturally aspirated from just 4.0 liters of displacement. It reaches the upper limit of 12,000 rpm and, although we can’t hear the engine at full boil in this video, even at moderate speeds it looks positively fierce. The whistling of the fan is also incredible.
The clip is literally the first unit of the T.50 prototype, so it’s understandable why things are taken slowly. Still, it is a vital first step towards putting the car into production, which is scheduled for 2022. Only 100 will be made at a cost of approximately $ 3 million per car, and after watching this video, we can’t wait to see one. of these going full speed on a track.
