Unless you’re a real petrolhead, you will probably not have heard of Gordon Murray. He’s the British-based South African car designer most famous for the McLaren F1, an outrageous supercar from the Nineties which held the record, at 240mph, for the fastest production vehicle. Only around 100 were ever made and they’re very valuable.
Since then Murray has been working at the opposite end of motoring, developing cheap urban transport and trying to revolutionise vehicle manufacturing. His theory is if the car can be built cheaper, it can be sold cheaper.
The fruits of his labours are beginning to materialise, and they are truly revolutionary. The T.25 is smaller than a Smart, but can take three adults by placing the driver in the middle and two passengers behind. Folding flat the twin rear seats when they’re empty means it also has decent load space, as illustrated in Murray’s official design sketch. He claims it’s 80 per cent cheaper to build than a regular car.
What we don’t know is what the T.25 looks like, though a teaser shot showing a green corner has been released. The idea is that the whole concept is bought by a company, which then builds a factory and puts the car into production with a proper name. Chatting to Murray’s people last week, the hope is that that will take place in the next couple of years. He’s already looking to the future, though. An all- electric version, the T.27, is already in development.
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