McLaren F1 designer goes green with T.27
Gordon Murray — known best as the designer of the McLaren F1 and the Mercedez Benz SLR McLaren (some of the fastest, most expensive and coveted cars ever made) — has unveiled plans for an all-electric car dubbed the T.27.
Shockingly homely, the prototype for the T.27 has more in common with a Studebaker armored car or a Soviet light tank than the sleek beauties Murray has created before. But it does promise to be substantially… Continue Reading
Gordon Murray’s plan to redesign the way cars are made
The trimmed down, one-size-fits-all automobile chassis Gordon Murray Design is building isn’t as impressive as, say, a Tesla Roadster or Aptera Typ-1. But the United Kingdom automaker’s plan to revamp the auto industry and boost fuel efficiency is nevertheless getting some attention.
Modern cars are designed and built much the same way as the first mass-produced vehicles, barring some broad advances: Robotics, computer-aided design software, international supply chains. What has stayed the same is the overall… Continue Reading
Gordon Murray’s smarter-than-Smart car, and the solar panel Prius
If SUVs are the bane of energy efficiency and environmentally-friendly design, then a car under development by a United Kingdom company called Gordon Murray Design is their savior. Code-named the T25, the diminutive new vehicle promises to be cheaper and more fuel efficient than even cars like the Prius, which averages around 50 miles per gallon.
According to a recent progress report by the company, the T25 will require less material than other cars for construction,… Continue Reading