GMA Gordon Murray Special Vehicles

[Jonathan19]

Gordon Murray Group launches new division: Gordon Murray Special Vehicles

- Newly announced ‘Gordon Murray Special Vehicles’ is a third division within Gordon Murray Group, sitting alongside Gordon Murray Automotive and Gordon Murray Advanced Engineering

- Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV) is independent of the other group businesses, with its own engineering team and structure – producing unique and exclusive cars in ultra-low volume

- GMSV to design three categories of products: Bespoke, Heritage, and Special Vehicles

Surrey, UK, 19 February 2025 – Gordon Murray Group (GMG) is today announcing the launch of a new business division – Gordon Murray Special Vehicles.

GMSV has been created to meet the demand for specialist requests from customers around the world. Requests for unique and niche designs have accelerated during 2024 as T.50 customer deliveries have begun and the car’s profile as the ultimate supercar for the road has increased following media reviews and international promotional appearances. The new division, with an independent structure and engineering team, has been formed to meet these special requests now and in the future.

Built strictly in extremely limited numbers, GMSV products will fall into three categories:

Bespoke – one-off or ultra-low-volume cars made to customers’ design and technical requirements, commissioned by customers in close collaboration with the GMSV team and built on a new platform.
Heritage – revivals of Gordon Murray’s heritage cars built as either pure continuation models or to a reimagined, contemporary specification.

Special Vehicles – Low volume, limited edition designs styled and produced by GMSV. New, special vehicles, which sit outside the available GMA range of products and platforms, celebrating the brand’s rich and successful history and showcasing the company’s world-leading expertise.

Professor Gordon Murray, CBE – Executive Chairman, Gordon Murray Group, said: “Over the years, we have received many requests to design and build one-offs and specials of all kinds. This has only accelerated as our business and brand has matured and our resources have grown with dedicated engineering, design and manufacturing at our global HQ and technology campus at Highams Park in Windlesham. Until very recently we always resisted these requests as we were focused on launching our halo T.50 supercar, and finalising development of subsequent products: the T.50s Niki Lauda and the T.33 range.

“Now, as we have grown the business and team, we have established separate design and engineering departments for GMSV - it’s the perfect time to extend our offering to special vehicles. GMSV has a different agenda and will work across three distinct special product categories – Bespoke, Heritage, and Special Vehicles - all of which sit outside of the current GMA product and platform plan.”

Phillip Lee, CEO, Gordon Murray Group, added: “The launch of GMSV follows a strong year of global growth for the group. The T.50 supercar has been delivered to customers in Europe, the Middle East and Japan, with customers in the US looking forward to taking delivery of their cars in the coming months. We will shortly move into production of the T.50s Niki Lauda track car, closely followed by production of the T.33 coupe.
“Following a number of years of global growth for the Group, we now have the bandwidth to establish the new GMSV division. With a fully independent team in place to deliver ultra-low volume specials, this year will see the first bespoke commission, based on the new GMSV platform, as well as a Special Vehicles programme collaboration.”

 

[Jonathan19]

Gordon Murray Group confirms double debut for ‘Special Vehicles’ at Monterey Car Week

• First two models from the new Gordon Murray Special Vehicles division will make their global debut at The Quail during Monterey Car Week
• Production of all 100 customer T.50 supercars will be complete by the end of July
• Entire Gordon Murray vehicle line-up confirmed for ‘60 years of car design’ celebration at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Surrey, UK, 16 June 2025 – British advanced automotive engineering and design company, Gordon Murray Group (GMG), has announced that its new ‘Special Vehicles’ division will reveal its first two models on 15 August at The Quail – A Motorsport Gathering, during Monterey Car Week.

The first of the two new supercars represents a bespoke customer commission, with the second car designed by the Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV) team. Details of the two cars will remain under wraps until The Quail unveiling in California, but the Gordon Murray ethos of lightweight design and engineering art design are at the heart of both new vehicles.

The news comes as T.50 customer car production nears its conclusion, with the entire 100-unit exclusive production run set for completion by the end of July. Built at GMA’s new Highams Park headquarters and purchased by owners from 19 countries around the world, the T.50 is the purest expression of Driving Perfection.

Phillip Lee, Gordon Murray Group CEO: “We are excited to take our existing customers on our GMSV journey in addition to bringing new owners into the Gordon Murray family. We are excited to offer customers the opportunity to create the bespoke supercar of their dreams with the GMSV design and engineering teams. We’re also enthusiastic to show the world’s automotive fans our most unique expressions of the Gordon Murray Automotive ethos through GMSV.”

The Gordon Murray Group took the decision to streamline its product launch plans, revising the timeline for the next generation of the GMA T.33 to fall after the peaks of summertime activity. The Group will focus on celebrating 60 years of car design by company founder Professor Gordon Murray CBE at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, before launching the two all-new GMSV models in California during August.

Professor Gordon Murray, Group Executive Chairman: “I can barely believe it’s been 60 years I’ve been designing and engineering race and road cars – I can’t wait to reminisce with the thousands of fans at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Gordon Murray Special Vehicles double debut that follows just a month later will offer customers old and new even more ways to be part of our celebration of cars and driving.”

The Gordon Murray team confirmed the complete line up of models that will feature as part of the 60 years of car design celebrations at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The list includes the full Gordon Murray Automotive line up of T.50, T.50s Niki Lauda, and T.33 prototypes alongside key models from the 60-year car design career of Gordon Murray.

 

[Jonathan19]

This Friday at 7:20pm BST, Gordon Murray Special Vehicles will unveil two new supercars.

 

[Jonathan19]

 

[Rolf]

Now this is going to be interesting. Looking forward to this Friday.

 

[Jonathan19]

 

[Centurion]

Special vehicles are the future. It's clear that people are willing to spend $5-10m premium to have a car that less than 5 other people have.

 

[Jonathan19]

Rumors : One of the two model is the The T.56, 24 Cars, Track focus but Road Legal, £4M.

 

[Jonathan19]

 

[Jonathan19]

Rumors : The second car is The T.55, 5 Cars, 4.3L 700+hp something close to the LM version of the F1 and it cost $15M.

 

[Revvd]

Rumors : The second car is The T.55, 5 Cars, 4.3L 700+hp something close to the LM version of the F1 and it cost $15M.

Is the T.33s not among the Monterey cars?

 

[Jonathan19]

Is the T.33s not among the Monterey cars?

No, T.33s will be show to clients end of the year and Public debut next year.

 

[Jonathan19]

"Gordon Murray Special Vehicles presents the Le Mans-inspired supercar, Le Mans GTR . Fans of Driving Perfection, start your engines!"

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Gordon Murray Special Vehicles unveils pair of Le Mans tribute supercars

• US global launch of Gordon Murray Special Vehicles and the company’s first two supercars
• New models celebrate long-tail endurance racers and reimagine Murray’s 1995 Le Mans winning car 30 years on
• Bespoke customer commission – the GMSV S1 LM – delivers an intimate, unfiltered connection between driver and machine in a road-going homage to Murray’s landmark Le Mans 1995 win
• Gordon Murray Special Vehicles to build 24 ‘Le Mans GTR’ models drawing on history’s greatest longtail racing cars

Monterey, California, 15 August 2025 – Gordon Murray Special Vehicles, the British manufacturer of SV Design, Heritage, and Bespoke sports and supercars has revealed its first two models – a pair of Le Mans tribute supercars – during Monterey Car Week in California.

The new GMSV company redefines bespoke automotive craftsmanship, celebrates Gordon Murray’s heritage, and champions driver-centric visionary design. While sister company GMA focuses on premium, hand-built production cars, GMSV creates one-off commissions, limited-edition special designs and heritage-inspired continuations in response to sustained demand from enthusiasts, collectors, and visionaries seeking unique vehicles that transcend convention.

The US global launch of newly created company ‘Gordon Murray Special Vehicles’ saw the presentation of new supercars from its ‘SV Design’ and ‘Bespoke’ product lines. Reflecting on Gordon’s love for endurance racing and his car’s emphatic 1995 Le Mans win, both vehicles take inspiration from one of the world’s greatest road races and deliver contemporary visions of the era’s racers.

GMSV S1 LM

The GMSV S1 LM is the first ever commission executed by Gordon Murray Special Vehicles. As GMSV’s first vehicle, ‘S1’ denotes ‘Special One’, born from the customer’s passion for Gordon’s 1990s designs and his landmark 1995 win at Le Mans. The timeless design pays homage to the beauty of Murray’s original Le Mans-winning race car featuring prominent high-downforce aerodynamic elements. The primary focus of this project was to push the seven principles of Prof. Gordon Murray further than ever before with a particular emphasis on exclusivity, return to beauty, engineering art, lightweightness, and driving perfection.

Professor Gordon Murray, Group Executive Chairman: “I love timeless design. I never want us to join the race to make the most outrageous looking supercar at expense of balance, beauty and proportion. Look at the result, the car is timeless and beautiful.”

Its profile features a newly lowered roofline and every surface is completely new, made from ultra-lightweight carbon fibre body panels. The aero package is specific to S1 LM, with a front splitter, rear diffuser, and dual element rear wing that together deliver significant downforce and stability. At both ends, Le Mans-inspired lights feature precision-engineered housings that flow seamlessly with the LM’s sculpted bodywork.

Building on Gordon Murray’s belief that the engine is the heart of the car and represents at least half of the experience, the S1 LM places its masterpiece at the very centre. The removal of the rear fan and oil cooling pack frees space to house a unique and exclusive 4.3-litre V12, producing over 700 PS – paired with a bespoke Inconel exhaust system, wrapped in 18-karat gold-foiled heat shielding. Engine development focused on larger displacement, lighter internals, and a higher compression ratio, maximising power, torque, and responsiveness. Capable of revving to 12,100 rpm, the V12 delivers a distinctive harmony through its four centrally mounted exhausts, inspired by the 1995 Le Mans–winning legend.

The manual gearbox was developed using the T.50s casing with T.50 internals and optimised linkage and set-up to deliver short rifle-bolt throws. Suspension is bespoke, with new geometry, a lower ride height, and unique damper settings to deliver a sharp and highly connected driving experience. The innovative solid-mounted engine enables the purest expression of transient handling while minimising unwanted noise and vibration.

The unique, race-inspired cockpit of the S1 LM is ergonomically designed around its central driving position, creating a fighter jet-style environment with minimalist, skeletal architecture, built on one of Gordon Murray’s seven principles: engineering art. The interior explores new lightweighting concepts, utilises the finest materials, and showcases bespoke craftsmanship at every touchpoint, delivering precision that embodies its motorsports pedigree.

The Bespoke division of GMSV will build the client just five of these ultra-exclusive, road-legal S1 LM models for an undisclosed price, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026.

GMSV Le Mans GTR

The sleek GMSV ‘Le Mans GTR’ draws on Murray’s own longtail Le Mans racers, adding inspiration from other great longtail cars of the 1970s, 80s, 90s. Icons like the Matra-Simca MS660, Porsche 917, and Alpha Romeo Tipo 33/3 contribute timeless characteristics, with performance-led aerodynamics and a distinctive SV Design language separating the new models from the purity of GMA’s supercars.

Professor Gordon Murray, Group Executive Chairman: “Longtail racing cars perfectly combine aerodynamic benefit and aesthetic balance, I've always loved their mix of considered engineering and flowing design. Our Le Mans GTR timelessly reimagines the longtail racers I’ve admired since I began designing cars, adding contemporary aerodynamics and our exquisitely engineered chassis, engine, and transmission.”

The new GMSV platform blends road going capability with track-inspired precision. For the Le Mans GTR GMSV utilises the high-revving GMA V12 engine and manual six-speed transmission, but changes almost every other element of the car. Every aspect of the new supercar is founded in Murray’s ethos of lightweight-led, engineering art with a road-going, yet track-inspired driving experience at the core of every design decision.

Featuring enhanced Passive Boundary Layer Control, the sleek form enables low drag, while the aero-balanced front splitter, deep side skirts, and twin-channel rear diffuser generate maximum ground effect aerodynamics. Achieved without the need for the rear-mounted fan of T.50 and T.50s, the high-speed, high-grip package is enhanced further with the addition of a deep, full-width rear wing, delivering optimal balance of downforce and drag for road and track.

Exiting between the twin-tunnel diffuser, the Le Mans GTR double exhaust is engineered to deliver a deep and balanced V12 soundtrack, while the roof-mounted ram-air intake adds to the orchestral cabin experience as owners explore the full 12,100 rpm rev range.

For those opting to drive on circuits, the new SV Design model has stiffer and lighter suspension, a wider track, larger tyres (Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2), greater cooling, and optimised weight distribution. The Le Mans GTR gains larger air vents at the front and adds side-pod intakes ahead of the rear wheels for engine and gearbox cooling. To boost dynamics further, the Gordon Murray team innovated a solid engine mounting system that evades much of the noise and vibration issues commonly associated with solid mounting.

Interior quality is retained despite the driving experience being far more track-focused than GMA’s halo T.50. All driver-focused components are newly designed with the entire dash, all switches and dials, seat cushioning, and pedal pads reimagined. Customers can specify materials and colours to honour iconic longtail racers from years past or work with the Creative design team to produce a highly personalised, modern cockpit.

A limited series of just 24 GMSV Le Mans GTR supercars will be built, one for every hour of the famous race. Development is already underway with the first customer production cars set for completion in 2026. In collaboration with Joe Macari Performance Cars, GMSV paired each model with its owner. All Le Mans GTR supercars are sold, prices are undisclosed.

Phil Lee, Gordon Murray Group CEO: “The Gordon Murray Group has driving perfection, lightweight, engineering art, and exclusivity at the core of all it does. GMSV allows us to explore these core trends, fuelled by the enthusiasm and imagination of our customers. Our first two models demonstrate the GMSV team’s exceptional engineering and design capabilities. We are already working on more models and look forward to partnering with the world’s most passionate driving enthusiasts to create more automotive works of art.”

Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV) works with visionary customers to create unique, ultra-low volume vehicles that capitalise on the design, engineering, and manufacturing expertise of the Gordon Murray Group. The company creates vehicles across three categories: SV Design – ultra-low volume designs based on a GMA production vehicle. Heritage – continuation or reimagined models based on Gordon Murray’s illustrious past designs. Bespoke – limited edition or 1-of-1 customer commissions.

 

[martinbo]

I don't care much for the looks of either.

 

[Revvd]

Peter Stevens vindicated

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

I don't care much for the looks of either.

I don't hate it nor do I begrudge it. The T.33 Spider is still my favorite GMA as it's an homage to the Alfa 33 Stradale. The T.50 is a nice re-interpretation that hews closer to its inspiration while retaining its own unique details. The GMSV S1 LM is just too close to the original, like it's a restomod of an F1. In fact, I thought it was just that except with GMA interior and the Cozzie engine.

The Le Mans GTR....I like the front, but, overall, it looks rather plain-jane. With the T.50 and the T.33, they both hold my gaze. Not this. It looks rather clinical.

All that said, I am sure all these GMA cars must be a riot to drive.