Gordon Murray's T.50s Niki Lauda Is a Modern F1 GTR Successor That Weighs 1878 Pounds - The Drive

In fact, while limited to just 25 units, the T.50s Niki Lauda comes with such a remarkable spec sheet that this side of attacking the track in a Formula 1 car, it should be nearly impossible to match its performance. .

All GMA T.50s Niki Lauda models will be individually named after F1 victories of Murray designs, starting with chassis 01, the 1974 Kyalami (South African Grand Prix, Brabham BT44) car.

With no body panel carried over from the "regular" T.50, the T.50s features a dominant central fin to enhance stability wearing Niki Lauda's logo, along with a delta-shaped fixed wing paying tribute to Murray’s 1983 Brabham BT52.

Despite Gordon Murray repeatedly referring to his Brabham fan car as a "blunt instrument," the rear grille features a "Fan Car" script next to the T.50s logo. .

While the forged aluminum double wishbones are the same as on the T.50, the track version features different springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, with a ride height lowered to 87mm at the front and 116mm at the rear.

Composed of full carbon with a pair of NACA ducts at the front and a fan spinning at 7,000 rpm at the rear, the T.50s Niki Lauda comes with a minimalist interior and seats that should help you out while the car's body produces 3,306 pounds of downforce in action?

To tell us more about what makes the Niki Lauda version of his T.50 so remarkable, Gordon Murray sat down to chat about it with Harry Metcalfe