The greatest V12 ever made? Cosworth builds an engine for Gordon Murray
The 3.9L naturally aspirated V12 will go from idle to redline in 0.3 seconds. …
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“Every component on this car is a piece of engineering art, and the engine is no exception. I wanted the engine to look like a modern interpretation of a 1960s V12. If it wasn’t the beating heart of the T.50 it would make a fabulous, sculptural modern-art installation,” says designer Gordon Murray.Gordon Murray Automotive
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A technical drawing of the 65˚ naturally aspirated V12.Gordon Murray Automotive
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A Cosworth engineer works on development of the T.50’s engine.Gordon Murray Automotive
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The T.50 is an evolution of the McLaren F1’s design.Gordon Murray Automotive
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Gordon Murray’s sketches of the Brabham BT46B, McLaren F1, and T.50.Gordon Murray Automotive
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This is our best look at the T.50 until its official unveiling on August 4. You’ll notice it shares a lot of design details with the McLaren F1.Gordon Murray Automotive
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I bumped into Gordon Murray at Monterey Car Week in 2019 and probably embarrassed myself.Jonathan Gitlin
For car nerds of a certain age, few cars compare to the McLaren F1. Back in 1994, the car rewrote the rules, even in the midst of a supercar boom that gave us machines like the Jaguar XJ220 and the Bugatti EB110. At around a million dollars (£640,000), its
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