How the hell do you make a fan car road legal? - The nerdiest of car chats with Gordon Murray

[@mikedrivetribe8314]

Thanks for the awesome support again guys! Click on my profile if you want to watch the behind the scenes from this shoot at the Top Gear test track!

[@CricketEngland]

Sorry but do you think you can get a better mic or use a clip mic the sound of you on the sofa is so tinnie..

[@joeyt8643]

What a great interview, love the details! Man do I want one of these.

[@stanmarks3950]

Congrats on a great Vid. I must have watched all of them, without a doubt You and Harry M. are the best of the lot.

[@ar1029]

First tip. Never start a video sitting like that. Very unprofessional.

[@Peanutdenver]

Best coverage of this car by far!

[@JasonX2]

He's endlessly fascinating to listen to.

[@ShotInTheDark]

Unlike the presenter.... it’s like listening to a 16 year old.

[@RobManser77]

There’s a great 1hr30min podcast with Chris Harris interviewing Gordon too if you’re interested. ‘Collecting Cars’. Highly recommended.

[@CarlosCostaX]

I could buy one just to have a breifing with the man. Well...if i had a couple millions to splash.

[@powerlurker]

@@RobManser77 thks this gentlemans sound is so fascinating

[@ShotInTheDark]

@@Sidowse One can only imagine what clarkson thinks of him.

[@tommihommi1]

Anyone else watched about three hours of content on this car, looking for every little tidbit that didn't appear in the previous videos?

[@nicofonce]

guilty AF

[@aydankhaliq2967]

*5

[@CarToneHK]

I find watching in a quicker speed helps to chomp through these

[@dietznutz1]

No

[@darylotero6505]

Resounding YES! Lol

[@losir7331]

I always thought I was a F1 fan, but just realized I am actually a Gordon Murray fan.

[@csn583]

I'm a Gordon Murray's F1 fan fan.

[@h4x0y]

F1 is where great ideas get banned. GMA is where they make it happen without FIA approval needed.

[@elmadi7391]

me too

[@budokpantai]

I'd love to watch and hear Gordon Murray and Christian von Koenigsegg having conversations of their thoughts and visions about the the future of automotive.

[@joannemarc9121]

🤯

[@robinoconnor1203]

I would pay money to see that live.

[@EliteRock]

Would we just! I can see a conundrum in the making for Gordon - the Koenigsegg Light Speed Transmission, _lighter_ (and much faster) than any other gearbox, but can only be 'shift-by-wire'.

[@diegohuijbregtsgarcia5102]

You sir, are a genius.

[@phantommedia9964]

Let’s throw Elon Musk in there too cuz I wanna see chaos lolol

[@armo0325]

I love how he talks about the F1 being too expensive to enjoy, like 3 mil isn't. Besides, with all the hype generated for this car combined with the fact that only 100 of these are going to be made, it's immediately going to be worth way more than 3 mil.

[@petrus3801]

As if that was his fault...

[@joaoaoj100]

Still isn't going to immediately reach the 20m price point of the f1

[@AsbestosMuffins]

probably more ironic the f1 people did actually drive compared to any of their later cars since they were expensive but not *that* expensive

[@tedt7991]

I'm sure the requests will be higher and he will build at least 50 more

[@nao__channel]

well i mean 3 mil is nothing in f1 numbers but even when the price of the car inevitably rises its still gonna be cheaper than getting into f1 just for the sake of having fun driving a car

[@gabrieljenkins-handy5232]

Is it just me who thinks Gordon Murray seems like 1 of the most interesting people in the world😂like I feel like I could talk to him/just listen for hours n not be bored

[@ueehurstonsecurity8887]

you could sit and listen to him for hours and not be bored. this man makes neil dgrassi tysons storys and conversation seem dull and boring. and we know neil is hard to click off of. ill be like 1 hour into an interview with neil watching it, and think alright ima head out. then you hear "BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY!! THEN" ME: tell me what then!!!

[@Amaterasu-wh6xj]

a total of 3 years for the entire design and production process is just insane to me. just shows what can be done when you're not bogged down by bureaucracy

[@srinitaaigaura]

He probably had everything already worked out in his head. And that's the thing when you're small and you've got a total, focused vision. But it's also a fact that Gordon doesn't mind getting help from the best out there - he doesn't waste time developing expertise when it's already there. He just owns the vision and he just pushes his partners beyond their limits to deliver and they do. Koenigsegg by comparison does almost everything themselves, which is also a valid approach, but that will take time.

[@chaseharrison2064]

LFA development was also quite long.

[@MrTresto]

Not to minimize how incredible all this is, but he had been developing the whole idea since the release of the F1 in the early 90s. This T.50, not the P1, is the real new F1. This car is not 3 years of development, it's the culmination of 2-3 decades of thought and experience. It's not from scratch in 3 years...

[@oiausdlkasuldhflaksjdhoiausydo]

I love this format. This is what the internet is meant for. The heavily edited videos feel like TV.

[@angelofmalice0]

Gordon Murray is my kind of engineer, not bothered about the fastest or the quickest, but the best.

[@alejandro9rojas]

Vaes Joren facts

[@PazLeBon]

or the prettiest

[@razatiger22]

The best at what tho?

[@t.3465]

Vaes Joren not necessarily

[@t.3465]

True

[@jamesengland7461]

Owns 41 cars which weigh under 900kg. Now that's a goal I can appreciate!

[@inzaneartworks3109]

So glad you uploaded this video. Makes you appreciate the car much more when you get to hear the level of engineering that went into the little things as well. Also, as a Canadian, I could listen to these two talk cars for hours with their respective accents.

[@chestercrozer5715]

I could listen to Gordon Murray talk about cars for days on end.

[@latneyb]

Agreed. This last week has generated as much content with him as the previous 50 years had. We're truly lucky.

[@RJSTUNT23]

You should go and listen to the collecting cars podcast with Chris Harris, they spoke for an hour and a half. Its brilliant

[@joelsergeant5282]

I’m a big FAN of this car It’s FANtastic

[@JohnDoe-yg6sl]

Bruh

[@liviubita4238]

Underrated comment. 👍

[@dannyr2976]

Wondered how long it would take for somebody to make that joke!

[@brymills]

Oh stop FANnying around and get to the point...

[@RuthvikRajBS]

Get out!!😂😂

[@Alorand]

All these Gordon Murray interviews are like working through a dialog tree in an RPG game. You have to ask all the right questions to get all the interesting tidbits of information.

[@OJBowie]

Don’t give it to Hammond for Gods sake!!!

[@alexdiezg]

And a part of me hopes that Rowan Atkinson hasn't ordered one!

[@alexdiezg]

@@OJBowie I would believe so. I mean, he crashed his McLaren F1 twice. TWICE!!

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@OJBowie I think he crashed 2, And Elon Musk also his.

[@violentlyh]

GIVE IT TO THE JEZZA

[@CarToneHK]

Brian Lingden It was the same one Rowan Atkinson crashed, it was rebuilt twice

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

Gordan will put all supercar manufacturers to shame, with this unique British engineering at its best! Amazing machine & an amazing man!

[@t.3465]

Hopefully. I mean I love my fellow McLaren P1’s and Aston Martin Valhallas and Lotus Evijas, but this is some incredible engineering.

[@TK4491TK]

I could watch and listen to this amazing genius of a man for hours on end. The world needs more people like Gordon Murray, super intelligent and absolutely brilliant to listen to his knowledge

[@sp0228]

13:12 I wonder if that owner was Jay Leno...wanting a denim-blue flame out the back

[@lepmuhangpa]

Man I just searched this. What a car. Best engineered driver's car. I watched every video on this car. I'm a big fan car.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

means fk all if no top speed specs

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@girlsdrinkfeck Plus if Hammond, May and Clarkson drive the car they can all be in the car in the same time.

[@andreashabeck1155]

@@girlsdrinkfeck 227 mph that should be enough

[@DC9622]

You need to get Tiff, available to drive on of the prototypes, with Gordon’s permission.

[@joaoaoj100]

"does anything come out the back?" "no" "ooh... 😔" This would be me 😂😂

[@JaySilva88]

Yes it does: air traveling almost supersonic! "Marketing"

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

Jaime Almeida adding the word "subsonic" in front of anything makes it sound more advanced

[@dsmx85]

I want flames for those inevitable Audi drivers who talegate.

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

It would be easy to fit a smoke launcher

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

Mister Nobody stunt plane style.

[@louisebrillo06]

Imagine Hammond, Clarkson and May inside the T50. That would be EPIC!

[@lepmuhangpa]

That'd make the best demonstration of the practicality of the car. 👍

[@ituber09]

We need to make this happen!

[@liviubita4238]

Jezza wouldn't fit, he is too, well, plump! 🤣

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@liviubita4238 Bro who is Jezza?

[@louisebrillo06]

@@lepmuhangpa Jeremy Clarkson

[@alexdiezg]

I remember Koenigsegg talking about this topic a while ago. It's great to hear the answer from Gordon Murray himself too!

[@CanIbeFrank]

There should a much longer version of this. Gordon Murray is incredible

[@therickman1990]

My entire suggestion feed on KZbin is made up out of T50 video's now...

[@lepmuhangpa]

Everyone I watched.

[@vadwvea7153]

The fact he made it manual makes me respect him even more than I already did

[@AsbestosMuffins]

love how he makes the casual difference between normal super car insurance and something astronomical, as if there's a distinction in practice

[@ShouvikMukherjee0-_-0]

I'd love a "Gordon Murray ASMR Engineering" session where he explains F1 and the evolution of T.50

[@finellershaw295]

theres a "beyond the grid" podcast with him from F1, its just him taking about nerdy engineering stuff for an hour and its brilliant

[@lepmuhangpa]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/naeppqZ6m5hjmtU Here you go this is it.

[@ShouvikMukherjee0-_-0]

@@finellershaw295 I now know what I'll listen to before sleeping today.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

ASMR - Assorted Sounds Mesmerise R(e)tards.

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@BobMonkeypimp Yep

[@nao__channel]

this car looks like if a zonda and a mclaren f1 had a baby

[@mattevans4377]

I can't unsee that, lol. I'd still prefer a Zonda though....

[@drazenbudis7881]

Matt Evans why?

[@mattevans4377]

@@drazenbudis7881 Because it's that little bit....mad. It's fun to let your hair down sometimes.

[@samuelele]

Matt Evans this car revs to 12‘100 how much do you want to let your hair down

[@mattevans4377]

@@samuelele I mean in the sense you should be a little bit scared to drive the car.

[@johnhyoutube]

Great interview Mike, very relaxed and more like a conversation. Your best yet mate!

[@D0MiiN8R-K4NJ]

Now we just need James, Jeremy or Hammond to review it

[@rileyknox]

Ibrahim Kanj I feel like James would be the best at truely appreciating the technology of this car, and how they “haven’t built it to be the fastest car in the world, but to offer a unique driving experience.”

[@therickman1990]

Hammond? Are you crazy!?

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@rileyknox James May is cool.

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@therickman1990 Mr.Bean crashed 2 F1s, Elon Musk crashed his.

[@louisebrillo06]

Imagine those 3 inside the T50, that would be epic!

[@vitormartins5742]

I'm passionate about people who are passionate about things. That's why, to me, it's such a pleasure to listen to Gordon Murray speak, even though I'm not that into cars.

[@c3vzn]

I could tell Gordon's respect for Mike grow throughout this video. Really made him open up and spare no detail.

[@davidhunternyc1]

Mike, I like how you interview people. You're modest and humble. It's refreshing.

[@DeadtomGCthe2nd]

oh, I love that explanation. That's the kind of stuff they did on the SR 71 to manage inlet boundary air conditions.

[@fingmoron]

The sr71 is one of the prettiest things man has ever created.

[@JJs_playground]

I've watched about 5 videos on this car (4 or 5 hours). And I can repeat what Gordon Murray has to say, regarding: the boundary layer, the braham car being a blunt instrument, the peto-tube, about Nikki Lauda looking at the gauge entering every corner. But I love it. One new thing I did learn in this video, is about the Rev counter having a stepper motor.

[@Audiojack_]

Gordon Murray is fantastic, very few people in the industry are both as passionate and as knowledgeable about stuff like this.

[@MakeWayForTheLion]

Gordon Murray is the master of tricking nerds into believing everything he says.

[@glyph241]

Is Musk second place? 🥈

[@monoplug]

Incredible look into what values are put in the car. Lovely to see what feels like a relaxed chat with a genius. At 17:06 he talks about a specific design element, but the video is just panning another area.. I would have liked to see what Gordon is talking about.

[@sweslac]

Well done interview. You really made us feel as if we were a part it. Thank you.

[@teflonpete]

I could listen Gordon speak about cars for hours.

[@neerajchelat894]

To be honest this is the first time I have listened to a technical conversation for more than 10 mins without getting bored at all. Gordon Murray is an engineer in the purest form as far as I feel. The only thing he wants is to make the machine give the best form of experience to its user.

[@_monti142]

funny how almost every interview is almost the same

[@Blaine-o1r]

And yet we have watched them all haha

[@lepmuhangpa]

But I mean it makes sense why though right?

[@lepmuhangpa]

@@Blaine-o1r Yeah I sure did.

[@shashankshukla2012]

Such a shame though

[@michaelsteffensen6844]

I think Harry's Garage is the only one to bring up the fancy windscreen wipers though.

[@andrewleach1661]

Wow how down to earth does Gordon seen considering what he has achieved is life and the camaraderie between u both really seemed like you hit it off.....great video to watch thank you

[@dodgy1779]

This is by far the nerdiest thing I've ever watched, and it was absolutely amazing. Gordon Murray deserves the Madlad of the year award.

[@DA-pn4rz]

Gordon Murray's amazingly down to earth

[@davidviner4932]

I was glued to the screen watching this, brilliant

[@Noctilux2]

lovely conversation, and it's informative and entertaining!

[@MRShanno21]

Pretty awesome. To take nothing away from Gordon Murray, listening to him and understanding what’s involved in the development of this car with all of the contacts GM has in F1 and beyond makes me respect CV Koenigsegg even more. ✊

[@nocashirl]

Man this is so much better than ever other youtuber's convo wit him.

[@benistingray6097]

You just have to love Gordon Murray!

[@TopherX4]

Thanks. Awesome extra bonus video. I could listen to him speak for hours

[@johnpaulcarter7]

“If there’s too much inertia, and we’re going to wind the spindle off, ha ha ha” - what a moment. I can’t get enough of these videos. I flick through Netflix and Prime in search of entertainment each evening, but soon abandon the attempt, preferring GM discussing his designs.

[@gracefullygraceful9776]

Really surprised how the press failed to ask the impact of safety at 235mph when the fan fails. This was the primary reason why it was withdrawn after only one f1 race in the 70's.

[@hiratiomasterson4009]

What I love about Gordon Murray is that he has created an entirely new class of knowledge: car engineering philosophy. The man is not only a genius for what he achieves, but the purity of the thinking that leads him to make the choices he does. Please...just one more after this, and make it an EV. Let the T.50 be his final word as to the ultimate analogue ICE drivers car. Now take us to an EV future that shows passion and volts can be real...

[@charliemcmillan4230]

As an aspiring mechanical engineer, Murray is fascinating. The borderline insanity that has gone into making this car as perfect as it can be is so interesting.

[@daveisom]

Automotive brilliance here, both in the design and in the interview itself. Thanks so much.

[@peterjones9525]

Can't wait to hear it and see it moving

[@RobTebbs]

Much respect for Gordon, so honest and down to earth, hope younger generation are inspired on possibilities

[@apophisstr6719]

I believe the whole lap time and number craze in modern era started from the R35 GTR and Veyron.

[@csn583]

Gordon's said himself that he somewhat regrets starting the top speed race with the F1, which led to one-trick-ponies like the Veyron. I wonder what he thinks of the Bolide! At least they got it down from 2000kg to 1250kg, but 300mph! 🤤

[@stephenlayland2889]

I learned about boundary layer control in the late 70s as a crew chief on the A-10, not the first plane to use it. I have been waiting for an automotive application for more than forty years.

[@joshlewis5065]

This old man is my hero.

[@festol1]

Great talk!

[@ArthurZakaryan23]

Gordon seems like such a perfect English gentleman (not to be cliche), I can listen to him waxing on about the finer points of the car for hours and not get tired. The fact that they spent months perfecting the haptics and feel of the manual switches to be just right, that kind of attention to detail is what I salivate over and these are things that should be given attention to on a car at this pricepoint and exclusivity. I applaud the whole GMA team for pulling this off and I can't wait to see it being tested for the first time, not to mention hearing that V12 being pushed to its 12K redline.

[@JackScarlett1]

This is peak Mike Fernie. Glorious to watch

[@MrLundefaret]

Gordon Murray has officially called out Enzo Ferrari: "Some American garagista will put some parts together and go faster." As of course Enzo Ferrari said about the British. Cool.

[@joeyzwier]

How can you call someone out when he's death?

[@regulus6936]

I think he was talking about the likes of "Hennessey, SSC & Co." When Ferrari spoke those words, he was referring to the F1 world of that era, with British teams not using British engines and stuff like that (in general with the scarce presence of real constructors in the Circus). Do not forget that he was the one to compliment the jaguar E-Type as the most beautiful car ever made, and in almost any review about the car, you can still read/listen to that quotation.

[@srinitaaigaura]

@@regulus6936 He called out SSC and Henessey properly. Especially in light of SSC's scandalous record attempt.

[@radost0514]

A man and his vision! what enjoyment to wach!

[@CorradoVR6z]

First in the other video he talked about how fast and responsive the engine is and then uses a mechanical rev counter, which reminds me about the Lexus LFA’s claim that they had to use a digital rev counter because of how fast the engine could rev up to redline and a mechanical rev counter wouldn’t be able to keep up... I guess we’ll have to wait and find out in the future!

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

I just love how in certain angles you can really see the McLaren F1's influence on this car's design, particularly the front end and the sides

[@onemealmonster]

He seems so so so down to earth!!

[@JohnVander70]

Mad and cool. Thank you for making this!

[@flyindrummer07]

This was amazing. Just a candid chat with a automotive genius/ legend.

[@dorientjewoller113]

Gordon Murray can talk a whole day about 1 car, and he wouldn't bore you to death. What a gentle, down to earth genius.

[@millenniumzeek]

Truly excellent review. Much appreciated

[@mikekomor8565]

Best of the T50 vids!

[@kumaonidaaju]

THIS IS THE BEST DRIVETRIBE VIDEO TILL DATE. That's it, that's THE comment.

[@XNinjaBladesXx]

Great interview

[@upsidedown4155]

This man is what british engineering should be , shame there are so few talented people with talented teams in the uk

[@blackknighl]

Looks interesting. I'll be curious to see if the production version lives up to the hype.

[@dsmx85]

It will never live up to the hype, nothing ever does. But since his aim is clearly to make a better F1 with modern technology he will at the very least achieve this aim for the car.

[@t.3465]

This probably will

[@johngoodridge7815]

41 car collection? All lightweights. That would be a feature worth seeing @Mike DriveTribe.

[@runnerbaba]

This is some of the best videos 2020!

[@AdzSONLINE]

This one feels even more casual and conversational

[@Dimza-ti9sn]

Compared to all the other interviews that came out, you can see this one is more interesting and Murray is more engaged too

[@ba2724]

I'm absolutely convinced that Gordon is holding back on some the performance expectations of this car. In one video, I heard him say the car would have a theoretical top speed of 217mph, but something tells me it will be quicker than that. Also, he says he's uninterested in how quick it will be at the track, but once again, I'm pretty sure he's expecting some phenomenal numbers. Think about it: that advanced fan (much better than the original Brabham version) should have that car grip the track like nothing before, and it's adjustable to the car's speed, meaning that it should crush the Nurburgring, or even Le Mans. Speaking of which, the most important information I want: will any owners transition the car into a race car, like they did with the original F1? That would be completely awesome!

[@jeffwill4923]

In a video I saw GM mentions top speed of 227 due to drag. There will be a track only model of T50. If I recall correctly GM claims around 30 cars.

[@hotdognobun]

Dials/knobs, manual gearbox and an analog cluster! He truly is building something special only a few would understand and appreciate. I guaranteed he even dismissed a rev matching feature lol

[@L555HEP]

I could listen to Murray all day.

[@ToolsnTrack]

Very interesting. We are about to embark on a kit build on our channel, and it wont be half as complex as this. Still, food for thought.

[@7358-c4b]

I’m glad the Rev counter needle was mentioned. I’m sure I heard the Lexus LFA had to have a digital needle because a mechanical one wouldn’t have kept up. How the mechanical needle will keep up in this car , I’m not sure.

[@davidmanning1474]

He doesn't need to be the fastest anymore. Just the man having the best time.

[@MichaelMikify]

Am I the only one who thinks the front of this car looks a bit like the last gen MR2?

[@liviubita4238]

Yes, you're right, I was wondering where I saw that shape before.

[@muhammedmoodley3888]

I can't get that out of my mind now ... I can't unsee that 😂

[@rhyswerner8749]

Yes!! Looks like a bigger version of the MR2 Spyder

[@MichaelMikify]

@@rhyswerner8749 I think they are the same dimensions :))

[@everydayhero3610]

And Saleen S7 as well

[@mrnicktoyou]

That warehouse floor looks recently painted. The whole place does actually.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

That would make sense since that's where he's displaying the car/prototype for these interviews.

[@d33p77]

Yes, the car is pretty boring isn't it

[@robc1014]

d33p77 please answer how a N/A V12 with a manual gearbox, with rwd, central seated and exceptional aerodynamics not get you excited?!?! Especially in this day n age.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

@@robc1014 I wouldn't bother asking. He's just a sad little nobody who types stuff like that because he's desperate for any form of attention.

[@d33p77]

@@robc1014 its not gonna be anything other than possibly the fastest N/A car. It's not gonna break or hold as many records as the F1. It's no doubt a driver's car, but it won't have the mass appeal of its predecessor. If you look at the 'trinity', they have artistic appeal. This car was designed by an engineer and you can see it, there's no emotion in the bodywork, lights, etc.... So yes, great, we're getting a cheap, better F1, but is that enough?

[@amoghavarshamurthy]

That engine is beautiful!

[@Jack-bf6hv]

Hmm testing at mill brook, I’ve been around there in a rascal van and left the ground, would be interesting to see a video of this going around 😮

[@TheWolfXCIX]

Love these types of videos

[@wldwst22]

Do have anymore conversation with Mr. Murray?! That was just fantastic.

[@mythrusthelema]

My car geek inner self is doing a Happy Dance right now. THANKS 👍☺️😍

[@MrLahrbrat]

Amazing car.Can hardly wait to see it on the track.

[@LowQualityMemesHere]

Will this have an aero kit?

[@vootronic]

That's exactly what we want to see. Thankyou