As it really works to arrange for manufacturing of its T.50, Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) just lately took a prototype of the V-12-powered supercar to Arvidsjaur, Sweden, for cold-weather testing.
Whereas it might appear to be only a bunch of snow drifting, some technical work is being completed, together with calibrating the automobile’s driver aids for low-grip conditions, GMA chief check driver Gareth Howell explains within the video.
GMA T.50 cold-weather testing
The T.50 does have a “hero mode” that enables a little bit of sliding with the soundness management working within the background, Howell famous. Working with provider Continental, the purpose was to get the system’s interventions to really feel as pure as potential, he stated. It is also potential to show every little thing off, making it even simpler to get sideways.
No breakdowns occurred regardless of the chilly climate, Howell reported. The T.50 has now skilled each cold-weather and hot-weather testing, in addition to some torturous security checks, so engineers can now transfer on to last calibrations earlier than manufacturing begins. That is customary process for each fashionable manufacturing automobile—even supercars.
Solely 125 automobiles will likely be constructed, together with 100 street automobiles like those proven right here and 25 T.50s Niki Lauda observe variations. Pricing begins on the equal of $3.26 million, however your complete manufacturing run is bought out. GMA has already introduced a follow-up mannequin referred to as the T.33, and has even mentioned an electrical SUV. Deliveries of the T.50 are actually scheduled to start out in 2023, after lacking an authentic 2022 begin.
The lofty price ticket buys what goals to be the final analog supercar. With a naturally aspirated 3.9-liter V-12 that screams to 12,100 rpm, coupled with a rear-mounted fan that may generate downforce or cut back drag, it fairly probably embarrasses each supercar on the planet relating to engineering excellence. Now we all know it really works nicely within the snow, too.