A Mini McLaren F1? Gordon Murray's Light Car Company Rocket | Carfection 4K

Alex Goy gives us the lowdown on one of Britain’s more peculiar cars.
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[@FAT8893]

Imagine a modern day recreation with carbon fibre and titanium chassis. That would make it even lighter!

[@MehulKamdar]

Gordon Murray just built a new supercar to improve upon his F1. He needs to focus his genius upon a new version of the Rocket. Us ordinary folk would be able to afford this little beauty...

[@johnsim3722]

After Henry had a go I bet everybody at Carfection wanted a shot! Drew up next... Great review; you can see the joy in Alex's face shining through even on a damp miserable day!

[@suezix8689]

The kind of car you should drive like a motorbike rider: with waterproof gear and a helmet. Then it's all good.

[@robbikebob]

That's what I was going to say. It's more a 4 wheel bike, so think 'going for a ride on a motorcycle' and dress appropriately. Don't think you need knee sliders though...

[@suezix8689]

@@robbikebob indeed, which is why it'll never be as good :)

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

But If wanted to dress up like a power ranger I’d buy a bike, but I don’t like fancy dress so I buy cars.

[@DrOneOneOne]

Not wearing a helmet was a lot more dangerous than he might've thought. A stray pebble to the face at 40mph would ruin your day.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

This is the car I used in the Gran Turismo rain tracks.

[@n9athan]

Probably the coolest badge I’ve ever seen on a car.

[@Pastronomer69]

Didn't Henry drive one of these a few months back?

[@paddybeadle9090]

Exactly what I thought, but to be fair, it is a fairly unusual and interesting machine - so I'll let them off! :)

[@akeelabbas28]

Yes the white one.

[@andreashabeck1155]

@Sarkozy wrong

[@NotMalikScott]

Been a while since seeing Alex. I'm glad he's back!

[@bodes_26]

the one from a few months back focused solely on talking about the specs weight design and driving of the car this video actualy goes into the history and as to why this thing was even created to begin with. Similar but not the same.

[@grayfool]

Not really sure whether the car is more mad than Alex. Only an English man would drive that car in that weather. Nuts!

[@CaptainForest1]

Meet the Big boy Version of a pinewood derby car

[@napoliansolo7865]

I had a Triumph Spitfire that had a very badly weathered rear window. So bad I'd only put the top up when it was parked. I kept a selection of coats, hats and gloves in the "boot" to adapt to different weather situations. The engine was so worn out I had to put a quart of oil in it before driving. I loved that car.

[@chuckkourouklis1980]

At your worst you guys are good, but this review was something else, and hysterically funny to boot! Cheers and applause, WELL done.

[@dominicrusho]

Who remembers blasting around Las Vegas in this thing on PGR4?

[@Speedy2017]

The best car in Gran Turismo 6 XD

[@Retrobeemer]

Lightweight and small engined is much more green and much more fun than anything with batteries.

[@19chucki74]

The little bald man we know and love pops up once again, and delivers another Carfection masterpiece. The Rocket is too damn light for it own good.

[@AngelInTheDesert]

Wettest man on earth, yet happiest. Makes sense honestly

[@robstaples6649]

Great to see your video Alex, top work & hope to see more this year.

[@bicyclist2]

Remember Jay Leno has one, and loves it. If I had the money I'd have bought one too. Should have waited until the weather was better. This is what real driving is all about. Thanks.

[@wings9925]

I was 18 when this was launched. I've wanted one since that day!!!

[@adnaanu]

Brilliant work, fantastic car. I want see a video with the Rocket, McLaren F1 and the forthcoming T.50

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Love this styling harks back to an Era before I was born but I see this and images of sterling moss from documentaries I seen as a kid in the 80s

[@davidnimmo9933]

Such a cool little car your are very brave driving those conditions. It would be amazing if Gordon Murray made a modern version of the rocket 🤞

[@_zzpza]

5:49 - What's 'problication'? Or is that a typo for 'provocation'?

[@lonerider3441]

Thank you. Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that

[@Colin_Wait]

When the subtitles said skittish the video sounded more like he said Scottish. Maybe the rain was affecting the speech translation?

[@vladx2]

Later: "some what." Attention to detail, these subtitles.

[@simonrussell4986]

Yep, whoever typed the subs should have had them checked.

[@Ralph2]

Crikey, Chris Craft. I remember him being quite handy in an Escort. That was so long ago, DFS didn't have a sale on. Good to know you're still into your cars Chris.

[@barirwin8559]

Pure gold content that was brilliant!

[@HeadPack]

It does not get more British like that. What a tremendous vehicle it must be if it’s still fun to drive in that weather.

[@miguelnglopes]

More suited to our weather here in Portugal :)

[@biketech60]

And here in south Texas .

[@ernestodonatucci7917]

Could it be that the idea of Ariel Atom appeared from this? A nice toy for adults.

[@suttonsplash14]

100mph in reverse? Id like to see that lol

[@aquasoulutionm6950]

Also small subaru from 90s had transmission could go reverse same speed as fwd... Was with belts

[@AJTalks]

Henry drives a unicorn in the dry and never floors it. Now you drive one and can't due to weather. I hope the very generous owners give you guys another shot. maybe around a track

[@gabrielbarcellos1036]

Eu realmente espero que o Gordon Murray faça um novo monoposto usando esse V12 da T.50, mesmo que acabe sendo apenas pra pista como o T 50S

[@TheCabrooster11]

Nice video,nice weather😂 exceptional dedication by Alex for doing the driving pieces to camera 👍

[@harpersneil]

What a fabulous video!! Braving the elements for our entertainment, and despite and the challenges, keeping it interesting too. Brilliant stuff! I hate to be the grammar Nazi, but hearing a fellow. Englishman saying "skedule" instead of our beautiful "schedule", irks me.

[@julianevans9548]

That's not grammar.

[@harpersneil]

@@julianevans9548 Ok, what would you call it?

[@Bessunger]

So much fun to watch! Thanks!

[@thefrostreport]

Great video! Thanks for suffering in the rain for our enjoyment.

[@7ombische]

Had to do a double take that you were reviewing a Rocket. Great work...I don’t know how you kept your presenting together in that cold torrent!

[@aeiouxs]

Yep great video, considering the circumstances it was really fun to watch! Would love to see one thrashed, dare I say, Harris'd? Or should that be Harrased? :D

[@eur1gys]

Great feature - it's great Alex to have you back !!!!

[@JamesYoung61]

Jay Leno brought one when they were announced, and has been making videos about it for ages, he is a huge fan of Gordon Murray.

[@DrOneOneOne]

Should really have had a full helmet; a stray stone on the road would've really messed you up.

[@lesflynn4455]

More great content from Carfection. I'm a bit of a car nut but had never heard of this car until Henry's video recently. I don't think any of these cars found their way to Australia.

[@jep1912]

You can’t drive shit in Australia properly, so your cultural wasteland remains intact. Mate.

[@McJerkins]

Alex! Alex! Alex! Up there with Jeremy Clarkson and Chris Harris.

[@adnaanu]

Imagine if Gordon Murray does a modern version of this but with the Cosworth V12 from the t.50 hypercar....

[@gur262]

How big is that one? This car is so light, I think motorcycle engines just make more sense. Maybe the 220ish HP 1000cc Kawasaki H2 supercharger motor.

[@Deadgrau5]

So glad this guy's back

[@VR46314]

Why is the steering wheel on the angle of a mixing bowl when you mix the eggs in the cake mixture

[@ZoneTelevision]

I remember when this first came out.

[@SterlingMess]

Well done Alex - that looked like proper fun! I've been banging on about Porsche offering high/low final drive for Nordschleife/public road in GT3s but didn't realise it had already been done - trust Gordon Murray to do it first.

[@BubbaSmurft]

Model "T" had a high-low, it's as old as cars.

[@SterlingMess]

@@BubbaSmurft True, but it couldn't do 85 MPH in 2nd - that is my point! I want to rev my GT3 to > 8000 RPM on the public road.

[@RichardFanders]

Awesome video! Rather you than me in those conditions.

[@Weissman111]

"This car goes to 11!"

[@signaturedean]

i'll take mine with a Hayabusa thanks :D haha awesome bit of kit

[@usergonemad]

The one thing I don't quite understand is why nobody has licensed this design and built more of them. If the Ariel Atom was such a hit it spawned the Exocet and other 'copycats', there *must* be a market for brand new Rockets.

[@nathanhobson1142]

I'd love to see one in Bruce's 1960s F1 dark blue.

[@willnzsurf]

104 mph in reverse?!😯

[@leslienordman8718]

Thank you, Alex, for this. Thank you Mr. Murray, for this car.

[@manufernandes3190]

Gran turismo 6 intensify also thanks to Gordon Murray

[@zimcam1]

Thank you. Too bad about the timing for this car. it's the supercar for a "low" price that all blue collar man. I wonder what price this exact car (using whatever power plant from modern bike) could be built for today? Just like Caterham, I think this recipe is good for decades.

[@joebooth67]

Just imagine this little 380kg beast with the Kawasaki H3-R 300hp engine. That thing would be insane!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Thanks for showing a great car from the past. What would a reincarnation of the concepts be like with today's materials and engineering?

[@joebooth67]

Unfortunately with today's safety regulations it's probably be impossible to match this little beauty for light weightness

[@runrabbitrunracing]

Joe Conan Booth not at all. You have seen a Caterham/Morgan 3 wheeler?

[@joebooth67]

@@runrabbitrunracing but they are a fair bit heavier. (The Morgan is 525kg) I can't think of any vehicles like this that are still classed as a quadracycle (sub 400kg)

[@gregwarner3753]

Now to find a '70's SCCA Formula 5000 (5 l v-8) race car and put lights and turn signals on the thing.

[@skitzbros2678]

We finally know where the voices from Charlie Brown came from

[@RBAERO]

All reviews about this car, calling one amazing car to drive. That really really need to be remake or sell a kit car.

[@armchairracer007]

Alex's videos seem like they're from some parallel universe of Carfection because Drew and Henry never mention him and he's never in the same room as them 😆

[@Tom_Hadler]

I doubt the toe out made any difference to the stability in reverse. Cars are always inherently unstable reversing due to the front axle being steerable

[@crisjohnson5074]

Alex deserves a medal!

[@Pyotr_Velikiy]

LCC should do a new version, pure single seater, a bit more displacement, better dampers, carbon wheels, the lot.

[@Jaydcoke]

Great car. Great video especially considering the conditions. Crap captions. Who on earth did them? Certainly not someone who's fluent in the language, it seems.

[@SuperLC1010]

Why can't they increase the rigidity, a roll cage for stability and safety, also feature and a pain of glass, or even clear strong perspex? Might add 50-60kg BUT Driver - lose 5lbs Tyres - increase by 15-20mm respectively / Wheels - Get lightweight customs saving 3-5kg each side. Engine - Remap, Exhaust System.

[@gur262]

Well. They can. Though a cage... isn't even necessary. What you'd want is simply A stable structure. Perhaps latch the cockpit glass over your head. Should look like a jetfighter.

[@OldManOnTrak]

What's "problication"?

[@cbouchez]

very nice! I would love to drive one

[@phillollard6965]

Nice review must have cars like this to keep life interesting. 👍

[@dustyrusty7956]

GOOD TO SEE YOU, ALEX. Tell the boys at Carfection to give you more assignments...and in nicer weather also. You are one of my all time favorite automotive presenters.

[@Nowheremt]

Yes, more Alex, please!

[@Runoratsu]

Those rooster tails tho!

[@taijay6967]

props man thanks for the video

[@johnv4866]

Let's have a little more Alex content👍

[@GrotrianSeiler]

I am absolutely smitten by this thing. Wow.

[@tbrdoescinema]

Great video. What a unicorn.

[@Trendyflute]

Alex is one of the more baroque and poetic car journalists; but the phrasing that's really sticking out in my head from this review is Alex being a damp and happy man while riding his rocket 😉 Super cool car, thanks for braving the wet to bring us your insights, it looked like loads of fun and conveyed some of that to us 👍

[@johnmoser2689]

It's a shame it doesn't have a canopy like an old fighter plane

[@luedriver]

helmets exist, this "car" is legally a motorbike, its raining... nah, a pair of not water-proof goggles should be good enough

[@dealerovski82]

Up until recently I only thought Gordon Murray designed one road car.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Yes let’s test the rocket in the middle of winter, what can possibly go wrong.

[@joehince4590]

I believe the Light Car Company do still exist 👍🏼

[@raymondkb2nzo788]

Wasn't this the same car from the 1960s TV show the prisoner.

[@lekhapratap1652]

0:08 Bloody weather

[@matt2m]

I really want you guys to join up with JWW man you guys together plus 1 more could recreate top gear but better.

[@Crysmatic]

is no one else going to mention "problication" at 5:49?

[@lukewaring2832]

Didnt drive it on those r888r tyres in that weather right???

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

It's so pretty.

[@martindunne9971]

Magic. How about that with an electric motor and fairly small battery?

[@superfluous9726]

Great. Now put a Ducati or Aprilia engine in it, maybe a Vyrus with an upgraded supercharger.

[@worldhello1234]

If ya wanna drive it in a video game, Project Gotham Racing 4 is your choice.

[@malice_wonderland]

5:49 Problication? Didn't you say Provocation? ;) Thanks for suffering through that deluge to entertain your viewers!

[@skinfull]

No need for such a problicative comment!

[@Tom_Hadler]

Ah wow you can take a passenger! Did not know that. More of a pillion by the sounds of it

[@diebel3]

Look at those REIB though!

[@HilleCine]

So what happens when it rains?

[@flo13boe]

This is a performance car, right? Why don't you test it on the racetrack? The rainy road talk was nice for 2mins and then it became boring :-(

[@jonholmzee1]

Fantastic video. You should be proud. Also, what a car.....

[@johannehrlich8799]

great video alex