GMA T.33 supercar
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Following the announcement of the T.50 hypercar, Gordon Murray said the three-seater’s high-revving Cosworth V12 engine would find a home in future supercars – and here’s the first of them.
Referred to as the T.33, this is a junior sibling to the full-fat T.50. And despite a more conventional two-seat layout, the T.33 still promises to be a hugely capable supercar, and one borne by Murray’s notoriously meticulous attention to lightweight construction.
Limited to no more than 100 examples, the T.33 is intended to be a globally registered car, sold for worldwide use, starting at £1.37m ($1.85m at today’s exchange rate) before tax . The first cars are scheduled to be delivered to customers from early 2024.
The car should be available to customers from early 2024
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The car is based on a newly developed super-light carbon and aluminum architecture. As with the T.50, Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) plans to offer T.33 customers a “unique and highly personalized” ownership experience.
To weigh under 1,100kg, the T.33 is powered by a reconfigured version of the naturally aspirated 3.9-litre V12 engine used by the T.50 flagship. In this form it delivers 615 hp (607 bhp) and revs at a dazzling 11,100 rpm. GMA says the engine has “ultra-fast” response, delivering 70 percent of its 451 Nm (333 lb ft) of torque at 2,500 rpm, then 90 percent of the torque between 4,500 and 10,500 rpm. The overall effect, GMA says, is a powertrain that’s even more accessible than that of the T.50.
The T.33 is offered with a six-speed manual transmission as standard, with an optional paddle-shift semi-automatic transmission. It can also be bought in left-hand or right-hand drive, and GMA’s Specialty Vehicles (SV) division promises a truly unique specification “limited only by the owner’s imagination.”
GMA will not produce more than 100 examples of the T.33
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Murray said: “With the T.33, our second completely new car, we gave ourselves a very clear mission: to create another timeless design. It’s designed and engineered to the same exacting standards as our T.50, with the same emphasis on driver focus, performance, lightweight and superb, clean design, but the result is a very different car. This is a car that places even more emphasis on comfort, effortless performance and everyday practicality.”
Although closely related to that of the T.50, the T.33’s V12 engine featured modified cylinder heads, all-new camshafts, variable valve timing and engine mapping, and a new intake system and exhaust. The latter promises to “deliver a sparkling GMA signature sound unmatched by any other car on the road today.”
The car is available in left or right hand drive
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Of the T.33’s exterior, which is a bit simpler than the boxy and often fussy designs of other contemporary supercars, Murray said, “As with the T.50 and T.50s, every component and every curve and radius is a bespoke design on the.” T.33 and is there because it has a function to perform. Our slavish adherence to the concept of engineering extends far beneath the surface of the T.33’s body. Every part, no matter how small and no matter that the owner may never see it, is designed to the same exacting standards as the body.”
A nod to Murray’s career as a Formula 1 designer, the T.33 is built around a lightweight carbon fiber monocoque, which in part helps the car weigh some 300kg less than the average supercar. Meanwhile, driver and passenger are protected by a Formula 1-inspired “safety cell”.
The 3.9 liter V12 engine revs at 11,100 rpm
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There are no touchscreens inside. Instead, GMA offers traditional, physical switching devices with the movement of dials inspired by the feel of a high-end camera. The company says: “As with the exterior, nothing is put in that doesn’t serve a purpose and if there was a risk of diluting the driving experience then it was simply dropped from the development programme. The car doesn’t even have steering columns, and instead the turn signals are operated via thumb buttons on the horizontal spokes of the carbon fiber steering wheel.”
Although there’s no touchscreen, the T.33 still has an infotainment display that runs both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A 120mm diameter illuminated tachometer is described by the company as “gorgeously, defiantly analog”. Just like the rest of the car.
