Gordon Murray Automotive celebrates the launch of their website with a short video showing the T50 hypercar’s naturally aspirated V12 engine being tested on Cosworth’s facilities.
The video shows Cosworth bench-testing a mule three-cylinder version of the V12 engine, revving it at just over 12,100 rpm and performing preliminary emissions testing.
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The upcoming T50 hypercar will be powered by a bespoke Cosworth-developed 3.9-liter V12 engine which will be capable of spinning up to 12,100 rpm, producing 650 HP and 331 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque.
The engine will also feature a 48-volt integrated starter generator, as well as a ram induction to boost its final figures closer to 700 HP. Both direct and port fuel injection will be employed, as well as a dry sump oil system. Power will be sent to the rear wheels alone via six-speed manual transmission.
All this in a hypercar that targets a weight figure of just 980 kg (2,160 lbs), as Gordon Murray wants to build, once again, the purest, most driver-focused machine with number plates available.
As the spiritual successor of the McLaren F1, the T50 will also feature a three-seat layout with the driver sitting in the middle but the biggest trick up its sleeve is to be found on its aerodynamic package.
The highlight here is a massive 400mm electric fan mounted at the back that will suck the air from under the car and drastically increase downforce or reduce drag when needed. The system will offer six modes, including ‘High Downforce’ and ‘Streamline’.
Murray plans to produce 125 examples of the T50 in total – 100 for the road and a batch of 25 track-only editions. The first deliveries are scheduled for 2022.
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