A rare hypercar dubbed the ‘greatest in history’ that can go over 220mph is set to sell for £3.72m.
The 2025 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 is one of just 100 made.
It has an ultra-lightweight, naturally aspirated Cosworth 4.0-litre V-12 that generates 661 horsepower in a car weighing just 2,200Ib.
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It can go from 0‐62 mph in 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 226mph.
It has done just 135 miles.
It gets its name from Gordon Murray, who designed the McLaren F1.
He wanted to go one better and improve on it.
The most well-known celebrity owner of a T.50 is pop star and supercar enthusiast Jay Kay, the lead singer of Jamiroquai, as reported by Need To Know.
The car’s listing says: “The first time a Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 has been publicly offered at auction.
“Professor Gordon Murray’s vision to create the greatest analogue supercar in history.
“The 35th out of only 100 production T.50s; the spiritual successor to the McLaren F1.”
It is being auctioned by RM Sotheby’s in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 5 December.
It adds: “Although the McLaren F1 is widely regarded as the greatest automotive creation of the modern era.
“It’s designer Professor Gordon Murray has never shied away from pointing to its few foibles.
“The T.50 by Gordon Murray Automotive captures the purity of the F1.
“But improves upon the breed in the pursuit to become the greatest driver’s car of all time.
It adds: “With the new hypercar in its design phase, the Gordon Murray Automotive team could be extremely nimble to realise its ambition without compromise.
“The T.50 is compact, holding a footprint extremely close in size to that of a Porsche Boxster.
“This helped achieve an incredible dry weight of just 997 kilograms and makes the car more usable on the public roads.
“Unconstrained, time and funds were directed to shaving 300 grams from the pedals and 800 grams from the titanium gear linkage.
“This obsession with reducing weight created a virtuous circle.
“The T.50 uses standard-size tyres to lower costs and ensure availability will continue long into the future, again addressing feedback from McLaren F1 owners.
“Murray describes the pure, unadorned styling of the T.50 as a “return to beauty.”
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