Gordon Murray Automotive
Corporate brand
UnclaimedBritish low-volume sports-car manufacturer focused on lightweight construction, driver engagement, and advanced aerodynamic engineering.
Last updated August 22, 2026
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Overview
Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) is a British low-volume automobile manufacturer based in Surrey, England. The company was founded in 2017 by Gordon Murray, the South African-born British designer known for his Formula One work and for leading the design of the McLaren F1 road car. GMA was established to apply Murray’s engineering philosophy directly to a new generation of highly focused sports cars rather than to operate as a conventional mass-market manufacturer. The company’s stated product character is built around low weight, compact dimensions, high-revving naturally aspirated engines, direct driver involvement, and carefully integrated aerodynamic systems. Its first production model, the T.50, was introduced in 2020. The car was conceived as a modern interpretation of the analogue, driver-centred supercar and was explicitly associated with the design principles Murray had pursued with the McLaren F1. Its unusual three-seat cabin places the driver centrally, while a Cosworth-developed 3.9-litre V12 engine is designed to operate beyond 12,000 revolutions per minute. The T.50 also uses a rear-mounted fan and associated active aerodynamic systems to manage airflow and downforce, recalling the fan-assisted concept Murray developed for the Brabham BT46B Formula One car in 1978. A track-only derivative, the T.50s Niki Lauda, was revealed in 2021. It is a more circuit-oriented model with a planned production run of 25 cars and a reported price of £3.7 million at announcement. The name references Niki Lauda, the Formula One world champion who drove for Brabham during the period associated with Murray’s fan-car design. Unlike a normal road-car derivative, the T.50s was intended for track use and for customers seeking a more extreme expression of GMA’s aerodynamic and performance philosophy. GMA expanded its range with the T.33, revealed in 2023. Although it uses the broader engineering approach associated with the T.50, the T.33 was designed as a more usable and less extreme sports car for regular owner driving. It omits the T.50’s ground-effect fan system and uses a different body and cabin concept. Production was limited to 100 cars, and the planned allocation was sold before production began. A convertible version was also offered, while a track-focused T.33S was planned for a later launch but was not yet available in the supplied reference material. The company also invested in its physical manufacturing and customer facilities. GMA moved into a new headquarters at Highams Park in Surrey from 2023, following construction that began earlier. The completed facility includes manufacturing and vehicle-specification areas, a display space, and a test road. In 2025, GMA announced a Special Vehicles Division intended to develop bespoke supercars and other highly individualized projects. The same year, the company and Gordon Murray were prominent features of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and GMA received a King’s Award for Enterprise recognizing the innovation associated with the T.50. GMA remains a specialist manufacturer rather than a volume automaker. Its business model depends on highly limited production runs, engineering-led differentiation, and close association with Gordon Murray’s personal design reputation. The T.50 production run ended in 2025 after 100 cars had been produced, while the T.33 was planned at the same 100-car scale. This scarcity, together with the cars’ technical specifications and historical links to the McLaren F1 and Brabham Formula One projects, places GMA in the ultra-luxury hypercar segment.
History
Gordon Murray Automotive was established in 2017 by Gordon Murray, whose earlier career included Formula One design and the creation of the McLaren F1 road car. The new company was formed around a deliberately narrow proposition: to build limited-run sports cars that expressed Murray’s own priorities in packaging, weight reduction, mechanical purity, and driver involvement. Rather than beginning with a broad model range or a high-volume manufacturing plan, GMA concentrated on technically distinctive, scarce vehicles. The first major result of this program was the T.50, unveiled in 2020. The car was positioned as a modern driver-focused supercar and as a continuation of ideas associated with the McLaren F1. Its cabin uses a central driving position with two passenger seats, while the powertrain combines a 3.9-litre Cosworth V12 with an exceptionally high operating speed. The T.50’s aerodynamic package is notable for its rear-mounted fan and active airflow management. This system links the road car to Murray’s earlier work on the Brabham BT46B fan car in Formula One, although the T.50 was developed as a road-legal hypercar rather than a Formula One machine. GMA subsequently developed the T.50s Niki Lauda, a circuit-oriented model revealed in 2021. Its name refers to Niki Lauda and the Brabham period in which Murray’s fan-car concept became historically significant. The T.50s was planned as a 25-car production run and announced at £3.7 million. It represented the track-focused side of GMA’s product strategy, complementing the road-going T.50 with a more specialized vehicle for customers seeking dedicated circuit performance. The company expanded its infrastructure during the same period. A new headquarters at Highams Park in Surrey was developed from 2022, with construction undertaken by Mace Group. GMA began moving into the site in 2023, and the facility was completed in full by 2024. Its functions include extensive manufacturing and vehicle-specification areas, a display space, and a test road. The facility supports GMA’s low-volume production model while also providing a setting in which customers can participate in specification and delivery processes. In 2023, GMA revealed the T.33, its second principal supercar. The T.33 was based on elements of the T.50 package but was designed to be more usable for frequent road driving. It does not employ the T.50’s ground-effect fan and was planned for a 100-car production run. The model was offered in both coupe and convertible forms, with all planned cars sold before production began. A more track-oriented T.33S was planned for introduction in 2025, although the supplied reference material does not establish that it had become available. T.50 production concluded in 2025 after 100 examples were produced. The end of the run reinforced the model’s status as a tightly limited product rather than the beginning of a continuing volume series. GMA also broadened its future ambitions in 2025 by creating a Special Vehicles Division for bespoke supercars. This move extended the company’s customization and low-volume philosophy beyond fixed production models. Gordon Murray and GMA were central subjects at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, an event closely associated with performance-car culture and historic motorsport. In May of that year, GMA received a King’s Award for Enterprise for innovation associated with the T.50. Taken together, these developments show a specialist manufacturer built around Gordon Murray’s engineering identity, a small number of technically differentiated products, and a business model based on exclusivity rather than scale.
- 2025
T.50 production ends
[1]The T.50 production run concludes after 100 cars.
- 2025
Special Vehicles Division launches
[1]GMA establishes a division for bespoke supercars and other individualized projects.
- 2025
GMA receives a King’s Award for Enterprise
[1]The company receives recognition for innovation associated with the T.50.
- 2024
Highams Park facility is completed
[1]The new headquarters is completed with manufacturing, customer specification, display, and testing facilities.
- 2023
T.33 is revealed
[1]GMA introduces the T.33, a more road-usable limited-production sports car, and begins moving into its new facility.
- 2022
Highams Park headquarters construction advances
[1]GMA develops a new Surrey headquarters intended to integrate manufacturing, testing, display, and specification functions.
- 2021
T.50s Niki Lauda is revealed
[1]GMA presents a 25-car, track-only derivative of the T.50.
- 2020
T.50 is launched
[1]GMA introduces the T.50, a central-seat, lightweight supercar using a high-revving Cosworth V12 and fan-assisted active aerodynamics.
- 2017
Gordon Murray Automotive is founded
[1]Gordon Murray establishes GMA in Surrey with an initial focus on limited-run supercars.
Products and positioning
Ultra-luxury, low-volume, engineering-led sports cars emphasizing low mass, analogue driving involvement, high-revving engines, and distinctive aerodynamic systems.
Road-legal hypercar · 2020
T.50
The T.50 is GMA’s first production car and the clearest expression of Gordon Murray’s driver-centred design philosophy. It uses a central driving position, a three-seat layout, a 3.9-litre Cosworth V12 capable of exceeding 12,000 rpm, and a rear-mounted fan that forms part of its active aerodynamic system. The car was conceived as a lightweight, analogue-oriented alternative to increasingly electronics-heavy hypercars and as a design successor in spirit to the McLaren F1. Production ended in 2025 after 100 cars.
Track-only hypercar · 2021
T.50s Niki Lauda
The T.50s Niki Lauda is a track-focused derivative of the T.50. It was named in reference to Niki Lauda and the Formula One period associated with Gordon Murray’s fan-car work. GMA planned a highly limited run of 25 cars and announced the model at a reported £3.7 million. It targets circuit use rather than ordinary road operation and represents the most competition-oriented version of the T.50 family described in the supplied material.
Road sports car · 2023
T.33
The T.33 is GMA’s second principal supercar line. It draws on the T.50’s broader engineering approach but was designed to be easier to use regularly. It has no ground-effect fan, uses a distinct body and interior concept, and was planned as a 100-car limited series. All cars were sold before production began. GMA also made a convertible version available, giving the range a more open and touring-oriented variant.
Track-focused sports car · 2025
T.33S
The T.33S was planned as a more circuit-focused derivative of the T.33. The supplied reference material identifies a proposed 2025 launch but does not confirm that the model had become available.
Bespoke hypercars · 2025
Bespoke Special Vehicles
GMA’s Special Vehicles Division was announced in 2025 to develop bespoke supercars and individualized automotive projects. The supplied material does not identify specific customer models, production quantities, or technical specifications.
Brand decisions
2025
Launch of the Special Vehicles DivisionStrategyBackground
GMA’s existing model strategy was based on highly limited production and bespoke customer specifications.
Action taken
The company created a Special Vehicles Division to produce bespoke supercars.
Aftermath
The initiative extended GMA’s low-volume strategy into individualized vehicle development, although specific projects were not identified in the supplied material.
2023
Expansion into the T.33 rangeProduct launchBackground
GMA sought to offer a model intended for more frequent owner use while retaining its limited-production identity.
Action taken
The company revealed the T.33, omitted the T.50’s ground-effect fan, and offered a convertible version.
Aftermath
The planned 100-car allocation was sold before production began.
Anticipated per-car price. £1.4 million (At the T.33 announcement)
2021
Creation of the T.50s Niki LaudaProduct launchBackground
GMA extended the T.50 platform toward customers seeking a dedicated track car rather than a road-focused hypercar.
Action taken
The company revealed a track-only 25-car model named the T.50s Niki Lauda.
Aftermath
The derivative broadened the T.50 family while preserving GMA’s low-volume and competition-oriented positioning.
Announced vehicle price. £3.7 million (At the 2021 model announcement)
2020
Commitment to the T.50 conceptProduct launchBackground
GMA needed to establish its identity as a new specialist manufacturer and distinguish itself from mainstream supercar makers.
Action taken
The company launched the T.50 around a central driving position, low weight, a high-revving naturally aspirated V12, and fan-assisted active aerodynamics.
Aftermath
The T.50 became the company’s defining product and was subsequently produced in a limited run of 100 cars.
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Reported
Gordon Murray Special Vehicle unveils S1 supercar at Monterey Car Week[2]
Gordon Murray Special Vehicle (GMSV) debuted the S1 supercar at The Quail event during Monterey Car Week in the US. The street-legal S1 is an evolution of the track-only S1 LM, powered by a Cosworth-developed 4.2l naturally aspirated V12 producing 507kW and 500Nm, with only 64 units to be produced and pricing undisclosed.
Reported
Gordon Murray Automotive unveils the T.50 supercar[3]
Gordon Murray Automotive unveiled the T.50 supercar in full, revealing its exterior and interior design and confirming its technical specifications. Production was planned to begin in January 2022.
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