It's official: two seats, no active aero, but £1m cheaper than the T.50 and still V12 powered
The spectacular GMA T.50 was a manifesto piece, but the new T.33 proves that Gordon Murray Automotive is a fully fledged car company, one that promises a series of models created under the personal direction of the man who is probably the world's most famous supercar designer.
Buy a Ferrari or a Lamborghini and you don't get to discuss the finer points of colour and trim for a day with the CEO. But it's when the conversation turns to Murray's concern about running costs that things start to feel more alien; it's a topic that has never been broached by any other supercar company executive I've interviewed.
That plan took a ding when Cosworth discovered they'd need a bigger engine to meet GMA's targets, but the T.33 name survived the switch to the 4.0-litre engine. The new model's V12 is the least changed part of the car, keeping the same block and heads as the T.50, plus gear-driven camshafts. Timings have been altered and the motor has a slightly reduced rev limit and a lowered torque curve to improve driveability.
The automated gearbox will definitely be used by future GMA models, which Murray confirms - in passing - will all need some level of hybrid assistance to meet ever-tightening emissions standards."We're trying to work out if we can still offer a manual," he says,"it depends on where the clutches are, so we don't know yet, but I'd love to offer it if we can."
Design features plenty of what Murray admits are '60s influences, but without any attempt to make it retro."Why does a Tipo 33 Stradale never look old, or a Ferrari 206 SP Dino or a Miura?," Murray asks,"why do they never date? It's because the proportions are perfect, the overhangs, the cut-offs, the cabin glass versus bodywork, and the shapes are all classic curves. They didn't try too hard, they weren't full of holes and ducts and stuff.
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