Gordon Murray designed the McLaren F1 as well as a number of successful Formula 1 cars. Today he is the head of Gordon Murray Automotive which builds supercars of a very special caliber. Light. Focused. Naturallyaspirated. Manual gearbox. Many RPMs.

Today we're talking about their most recently debuted model, the T.33 Spyder, a breezy piece of carbon beauty powered by a 615HP V12 that redlines at 10,250RPM. We talk about the design process; what inspired the shape; why the windshield is different from every other supercar; why the car doesn't need side intakes; Gordon's dislike of buttresses; his guilty pleasure car; the type of car he's NEVER owned; and something he collects that you wouldn't expect.

Recorded April 18, 2023

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0:00 Preview

0:38 Sponsors
2:30 Show contents
3:09 Thank you Gordon!
3:25 T50 and T33
4:09 Tall guys in small cars
6:40 Center driving position
9:10 Valkyrie AMR Pro
10:30 T33 Spider exterior design
14:39 1960s aerodynamics
15:10 T33 exterior design continued
20:00 Inlets and outlets in bodywork
22:45 NASCAR Sponsor
24:00 Luggage compartments
26:18 NA vs turbo exterior design
26:50 T33 Spider sound!
27:42 Roofpanel storage and luggage
28:30 Last thing to approve on T50?
30:40 Challenges with convertibles
34:07 Gordon helping customers spec their cars
35:10 The buyers for T50 and T33
38:05 Color and spec choices
40:40 Who is buying T50
42:25 No touchscreens or column stalks
43:19 Steering wheel design
46:02 Patreon
46:24 Carbon fiber wheels
48:10 Gordon on the C8 Corvette design
50:24 Gordon’s favorite show car to drive fast
52:34 Does Gordon have luxury cars?
53:51 Scariest racecar ever
56:04 Relationship with Colin Chapman
58:10 Hardest track to setup the car
1:02:30 Overtaking in F1 compared to the past
1:03:55 Unable to incorporate into T50
1:04:23 Who gets the first T50
1:05:34 Gordon’s take on a $100k car
1:08:18 Taurus SHO and boats
1:11:40 Small manufacturer rules
1:12:28 Guilty pleasure car to drive
1:14:49 Greatest piece of industrial design
1:17:10 Gordon can stop collecting and designing
1:19:40 Missed opportunities to make manuals
1:20:37 Koenigsegg’s synthetic manual
1:22:30 What impresses Gordon right now
1:24:40 Can Matt drive a T50 or T33?
1:25:30 Difficulty with high revving engines
1:27:15 Gordon’s next visit stateside

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