Gordon Murray planning new lightweight supercar
It's no secret that Gordon Murray, the man behind the McLaren F1, has been working on a city car called the Type 25. It appears now, though, that the lure of the supercar is still strong with him. Autocar magazine discovered recently that Murray is considering a supercar to be built using the build processes he has in mind for the Type 25.
Like the F1, Murray wants a car that is "compact, lightweight, and powered by a high-output" engine. Unlike the F1, Murray wants that engine to be "small capacity," and a 6.1-liter V12 probably doesn't fit that bill.
It's hard to imagine the dinkiness that will be the Type 25 doing double duty as a supercar -- after all, we already have the Brabus Smart for that. But if you add up Gordon Murray; a small-capacity, high-output engine, a compact, lightweight; rigid body structure that will probably employ a fair bit of Caparo's carbon fiber expertise, what do you end up with? Not the McLaren F1... but an F1 car. For the street. And you really can't get enough of those, can you?
[Source: Autocar]
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John Johnson 10:50AM (8/11/2008)
I'm pretty sure Gordon Murray is the only guy in the auto industry that actually has the right idea for making a good car.
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WhyNotTheC63? 12:13AM (8/12/2008)
Autoblog is reporting from the edge of 3 weeks ago. I'll tip in everyday from now on.
Shibbyutman 11:03AM (8/11/2008)
Smartuki, make it happen...
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Paul Allen 1:51PM (8/11/2008)
That guy is a genius. The 15 year-old F1 still makes the current "supercars" look primitive. Since the new car won't have a huge motor, why not call it the F2?
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mk 2:05PM (8/11/2008)
Waiting with eyes peeled.
F2 is quite apt, and hopefully will be appropriate with the car that comes of this.
F1 is a definitive masterwork. Hopefully F2 will be as well, as a slightly different car.
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User 2:21PM (8/11/2008)
This will be awesome. That Type-25 city car looks amazing. This guy could make a minivan look awesome.
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jh00d08 3:16PM (8/11/2008)
If I am not mistaken doesn't a F1 car use a 2.4 litre V8 with 500+ HP? That seems small and HIGH output.
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jh00d08 3:21PM (8/11/2008)
My bad, didn't fully understand it the first time.