LONDON: Less than two-and-a-half years after the Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) T.50 supercar was revealed, Gordon Murray has signed the carbon-fibre monocoque of the very first customer car to mark the beginning of assembly.
Limited to 100 examples, T.50 will be hand-assembled at GMA’s Dunsfold facility with every car being unique to its owner with no two even having the same exterior paint colour.
The carbon fibre monocoque of the T.50 weighs only 107 kg, with the V12 Cosworth GMA engine – delivering 665PS and capable of 12,100rpm – weighing just 178 kg.
GMA sought to lighten every component from the titanium throttle pedal to the 400mm carbon fibre fan at the rear of the car that helps increase downforce by 50%.
As T.50 assembly begins, GMA also announced a global service centre network.
Headed by a global aftersales team, there are five global service centres in select locations around the world: USA (East and West coasts), UK, Japan and Abu Dhabi.
The five global service centres are supplemented by a network of 14 service support centres located in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Germany, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain with a further six in key states of America.
Keyword: Gordon Murray kicks off T.50 supercar assembly, 5 global service centres set up