Last month, and less than 2.5 years after the
Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 supercar was unveiled, Gordon Murray signed the carbon-fibre monocoque of the very first customer car, thereby marking the beginning of assembly. Limited to just 100 vehicles, the T.50 will be hand-assembled at GMA’s Dunsfold facility; moreover, every car will be unique to its owner, with no two even having the same exterior paint colour.
Gordon Murray said: “From the very moment we announced T.50, which was conceived to be the world’s most driver-centric supercar, I have been looking forward to this day. Designing and engineering the T.50 has been an incredible journey with much of the initial work completed during lockdown, so to witness the engineering art of the first customer car’s carbon-fibre monocoque ready for assembly, less than 2.5 years since reveal, is quite magical. I can’t wait to hear customers’ reactions when they take delivery of their cars.”
Lightweight is one of GMA’s seven core principals, with the carbon fibre monocoque at the heart of the T.50 a key example of that ethos, weighing just 107kg. Moreover, the V12 Cosworth GMA engine weighs only 178kg yet delivers 665PS and can rev to 12,100rev/min; and every component that will be hand-fitted to the monocoque during assembly has been engineered with the same ethos. These parts range from the titanium throttle pedal to the 400mm carbon fibre fan at the rear of the car that helps increase downforce by 50%.
Highlighting the importance of ongoing customer support, Phillip Lee — Gordon Murray Group’s CEO — added: “As T.50 customer car assembly begins, and the GMA business continues to grow with T.50s and T.33 coupes sold out, we are putting the final touches to our network of Global Service Centres.
“Staffed by technicians trained to the same exacting standards as those here in the UK, these centres will provide servicing and maintenance support for all future GMA cars, wherever our customers are based. The five Global Service Centres are supplemented by a network of 14 Service Support Centres, which are also staffed by expert technicians trained by GMA.”
These Service Support Centre are in Germany, Spain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabi, Kingdom of Bahrain, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia; a further six will be in key states in the USA.