2023 Gordon Murray T.50s Niki Lauda

Hypercar · 4.0L NA V12 · RWD

86/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a hypercar is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	4.0L NA V12
Horsepower	761 hp
Torque	354 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.7 sec
Top speed	220 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	14 mpg (12 city / 18 hwy)
Range	250 miles
MSRP	$4,360,000
Body style	Hypercar

The verdict

What's good

Active underbody fan generates over a tonne of downforce without any fixed wing drag
Naturally aspirated V12 revving to 12,100 rpm is a physical experience no turbocharged car can replicate
Only 25 built — each car is bespoke and delivered directly to a named owner
Ground-effect aerodynamics derived from F1 research, not adapted road-car technology

What's not

Track-only homologation means street use is impossible — trailer to every event
Cabin is stripped and physically demanding — unsuitable for anyone not racecraft-trained
Service can only be performed by Gordon Murray Automotive's own technicians globally
No onboard telemetry or data-logging system — purely analog instrumentation by design

The engine

Cosworth GMA

4.0L Naturally Aspirated V12

A screaming, hyper-responsive naturally aspirated V12 that revves with almost motorcycle-like urgency, building to a frenzied top end while still delivering usable torque from low rpm.

Commissioned by Gordon Murray and designed and built by Cosworth specifically for the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 and T.33; Murray is the engineer behind the legendary McLaren F1.

With a 12,100 rpm redline it is the highest-revving road-car engine ever produced.
At roughly 178 kg it is the lightest supercar V12 ever built, helped by a 13 kg steel crankshaft and titanium connecting rods and valves.
Despite its racing-like character it still delivers about 71 percent of peak torque as low as 2,500 rpm, keeping it tractable on the road.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 86 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 2 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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