It’s 8.30am in Shalford, the headquarters of Gordon Murray Automotive. It’s been like the countdown to Christmas for the past few weeks, crossing the days off until this moment.
OM: Today Jack and I get to ride shotgun (double barrelled…) in the remarkable T.50 – a hypercar with the footprint of a Porsche Boxster, three seats and a 3.9-litre naturally aspirated V12 that revs to over 12,000rpm. Gordon doesn’t know or care how long 0–60mph takes or what the top speed is. This car is all about weight saving and sensation, about righting the supposed wrongs of the McLaren F1. Our pilot is Indycar legend and GMA development driver Dario Franchitti. The car sits outside the front door looking trim and petite. The doors swing up. While Dario shuffes over to the centre seat I look at Jack across the roof. You know how sometimes, for professional reasons, you want to keep the inane grin off your
