If you just couldn’t get enough of Gordon Murray’s GMA (Gordon Murray Automotive) T.50 and T.33 supercars, you’re in luck! In an interview with Autocar, the fabled designer of the McLaren F1 disclosed that the T.33S will debut sometime next summer as an even more hardcore version of the T.33 with improved suspension components and increased downforce.
“Next summer, we’ll launch the third and final variant, which will be the 33S, and that’s going to be tougher and more focussed,” he told hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley.
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The T.33S will use many of the same core components
The T.33S will use the same carbon-aluminum monocoque chassis that helps the T.33 weigh a total of 2,403 lbs. The legendary 4.0 L Cosworth GMA V12 makes 607 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque in the “regular” T.33 where it’s mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Murray says that the T.33S will take this same V12 but make it even quicker with a redline that could go higher than 11,100 rpm.
Despite its wild specs, the T.33S will be more track-oriented rather than an exclusive track toy. Together with the coupé and Spider versions of the base T.33, the three models will take the company through 2028, when another car made from scratch will take over.
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“I don’t want to just regurgitate the same stuff all the time, so the next car we do after the final version of T.33S will be a brand new platform again – a brand new motor car,” Murray said.
Only 100 examples of the T.33 will be produced at a unit price of £1.37 million ($1,72 million), so we expect the T.33S will be even rarer and more expensive.
Final thoughts
GMA is one of those independent carmakers that can do whatever they want without needing to please stockholders. That’s part of why the company can afford to still use a V12 when mainstream companies are desperately exploring avenues to electrification. When their engine does employ some kind of electric component, it will be the minimum necessary and will not interfere with the overall driving experience.
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Gordon himself is so confident in the company’s long-term success that he has already approved its product and platform strategy through 2038.
Despite not having an official release date, we wouldn’t be surprised to see the debut of the T.33S follow its predecessors’s example and make its first appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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