T.50s VLOG | EPISODE #01 | FIRST PROTOTYPE - PART 1

The ultimate on-track driving experience... The journey of the T.50s Niki Lauda starts now...
The first T.50s prototype, XP1, looked and sounded the part on its debut under the Californian sun. Now it's time to get into the detail...and we know just the man for the job. Here, and on our KZbin channel, Dario Franchitti MBE begins his T.50s journey with Professor Gordon Murray CBE.
Part 1 of 2.
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[@CrazyMrTim]

Gordon Murray is the GOAT of car designers

[@jonlyons1033]

And when he wants an escort we know who he calls.

[@MrCarGuy]

​@@lensoprezole5322You think it's easy. Not at all

[@adambarrett5696]

Just hope one day im lucky enough to drive anyone of his legendary cars. Hats off to Gordon

[@chriszaiser]

Definitely one of the top 3.

[@Skydrag.V60]

Normally I’d say calling somebody the GOAT is cringe, but I can’t argue with that statement

[@darrenprior6339]

If Gordon Murray is not the greatest car designer that has ever lived then I don't know who is. And a delightful man to boot. I'm in awe

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Dario and Gordon are incredible together. They have such great chemistry. A couple of absolute mad lads.

[@johnd5805]

The seem rather mellow to me.

[@TheXJRMAN]

until you consider their day jobs and history@@johnd5805

[@jeffmattel7867]

uh? Dario is basically just putting in on a performance in front of the camera. Does not feel genuine at all. This is all scripted. If you thing this is real chemistry then I feel sorry for you. 🙄

[@johnd5805]

@@jeffmattel7867 We feel sorry for you for caring at all about nothing.

[@alexshank1414]

Really? I don’t see or feel it, but whatever.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TWIXTIMA0]

The exhaust sound must be heavenly.

[@basher3446]

It would be sick to see this at LeMans one day. Even if it goes into the experimental class like the Camaro did and not actually qualify, it would be wild to see how it does against the other cars

[@howarddavies136]

Imagine an invitational class with this, Zonda R, Valkyrie, P1 GTR, FXXK, sesto elemento, etc. We can only dream.

[@Rikyzii]

@@howarddavies136watch the GT1 Sports Club!

[@DG-EditsYT]

Sick? This isnt Eastenders

[@nicholascanjuga6000]

@@howarddavies136 thats what gm was thinking the fia would do but instead we got the regs we have now, which in all honestly are pretty great

[@chadmurray1963]

I ran a 3:36 on forza. I'm top 10 in america. The car is insane

[@LD-bv1pm]

I never heard Ferrari talk about the engineering behind his cars, I've heard Pagani and Koenigsegg and even they don't come close to the depth, breadth and attention to every minute detail that GM has demonstrated for decades. Nothing is done for show, for example if (unfashionable) steel makes sense he uses it. Everything has a purpose. His description of the differences between a road car and a track car made perfect sense even to a novice like me. Dario guided the conversation perfectly, what a great video.

[@erissitone]

Every time I listen to Gordon I realize that he is from another World, he is probably not human. The F1, the T50 and the T50s are the work of a genius that we have had the honor of having among us all these years.

[@Cloxxki]

I'm delighted for the Lauda family. About time, too.

[@davidblake1663]

Absolutely. Nikki was one of the bravest of all in a sport where bravery is a pre-requisite. The naming of the car in his honour also speaks volumes about how Gordon Murray doesn't forget his friends.

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

Ja, absolut ❣️👌🏼😊

[@sonicstep]

@@davidblake1663 Indeed.

[@davieheartattack]

Dario needs to do more tv work. He's fantastic. Love Gordon's ability to make something already extremely light, even lighter 😂

[@TheXJRMAN]

Obsessive - the F1 was designed around weight, or lack of it...the complete stereo weighs 1.2KG.

[@alistairmills7608]

Agreed

[@kumaflamewar6524]

I love this philosophy of building the best experience he can, knowing the performance will be there if he gets the feel right. What a project

[@AB-fr2ei]

Cant wait for the T33 vlogs

[@Mykytys]

A master of auto-philosophical thinking and implementation

[@NLBassist]

I can't get enough of Gordon talking details. And Dario really grew in his role and they are the perfect couple now!

[@martinbrandt3907]

Incredible engineering and attention to detail. What a team.

[@bag2963]

This, Enzo FXX, Huyara R, CLK GTR and I don't even remember now much more of the really THE BEST cars of this kind, while it must be the best one(considering all the technology). I hope to drive one, one day.

[@robinpratt1541]

Gordon Murray is a brilliant car designer and an excellent communicator! The T50s is beautiful and has such engineering brilliance. It's amazing, like going back in time and forward simultaneously.

[@ShionShinigami]

Don't underestimate it: it will be indeed a track record contender!!!😊👍🏻

[@josephkelly4893]

Dario and Gordon are a pair of automotive legends, so lucky to have access to videos like this, thanks to all involved

[@prathameshpawaskar4136]

I spotted a flurry of hotwheels in the background a scooter a ford focus real enthusiasts these people keep up the good work😂😂😂😂

[@karlreed7177]

Could listen to Gordon talk all day long what a joy to watch the progress of an amazing car

[@omairsaif5702]

Gordon Murray soul is always in the McF1. Every time in his conversation he keeps the McF1 Spirit alive He just cannot Forget the McF1. The T50 & The T50s has followed perfectly into the Footsteps of The Mighty McLaren F1. Dont Forget Your Ancesters

[@gtv6chuck]

I love that you do these videos, because you don't have to. All of your cars are sold. You make these videos for those of us who love cars and may never even see a T50. You allow us to dream.

[@Takumitsuu]

I’ve been waiting for this for ages! Well done GMA team!

[@tristanblaine8544]

The design and absolute transparency that these videos bring is on another level and so pleasing

[@LearningFast]

This video is like the Professor showing off the answer key to the entire class and just daring them to try to copy it.😉

[@carlsonclassics]

Some people will have some racetrack-fun!

[@tuclance]

i sure will.

[@ba2724]

The Ultimate Racing Machine. Just incredible to look at. Can't wait to see it on the track.

[@MisterFixit69]

everything about this i love, he had a vision and made it , high rev v12 ,center position , light , such a sleek car but if you look closer you see the rougher edges, its build not fabricated . a true enthusiastic car

[@awkc63]

Now this I REALLY like. The T.50s

[@antonios2846]

Masterpiece of a genius and a visionary man

[@Azzy-n-Bow]

In my favourite colour the T50S looks so stunning. WOW 👌🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 well done to everyone at GMA. Gordon, you just never cease to surprise. Well done it is just out of this world.👍🏻🇬🇧ADAM AKA AZZY N BOW 🐕 👊🏻

[@kenegilsson1362]

Most beautiful new car ever. T50s. Amazing. Now I just need to win the lottery to afford one

[@Tracertme]

Merry Christmas to the whole GMA team and thank you for building the Ultimate No.1 Car.❤

[@rych7852]

This video was filmed in September 😉😉

[@chesspiece81]

15.1 compression ratio! Jesus I can't imagine how snappy it will be with that CR along with the cylinder head design and ultra lightweight rotating assembly.

[@lunam7249]

good luck finding jet fuel ...125 octane!!😂😂

[@chesspiece81]

@@lunam7249 I bet with direct injection, an efficient combustion chamber design, with optimized camshaft specs and overlap that E85 would work.

[@lunam7249]

@@chesspiece81 idle would be hard enough....a 12.0 compression is a high valule, ESPECIALLY in terms of head gasket life span....many cars i have built.. 11.5 is really high on ordinary gas E85-90....

[@lunam7249]

@@chesspiece81 without getting extremely complicated with GIBB-HELHOLTZ ENTROPY CURVES, the trade off between stroke and bore vs Cratio, get wierd above 12.0 comp ratio. NHRA dragster engines have a life span of 4 seconds....a "street" car should have a basic respect for the buyer of 25000 miles at least...

[@chesspiece81]

@lunam7249 They said several times this is a track car.

[@BrendanEvan]

I had high hopes for this but even those were blown out of the water. Who adds 100hp and removes 100 kilos from any car let alone one already so light and powerful 🤯

[@Outland9000]

My thought was: 100kg? From where? How? Impressive.

[@Mykytys]

@@Outland9000 What if the T.50 street version was deliberately 100 kg too much weight and the track version had those extra kilos removed. :)

[@TheKikkomaster]

It's all about Add & Delete. On the track car there is no air con, hifi, much less spoundproofing. Also smaller wheels (forged magnesium) , side windows are plastic etc...and the engine with exhaust and intake is 28kg's lighter, and the gearbox is 5kg's lighter. But you also add a big wing and splitters and all other small parts that add weight, but still get 100kg's lighter car after that :)

[@RG-gg5ye]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@lensoprezole5322koenigsegg aren’t a little name in the automotive industry despite making a small amount of cars for the super rich. Plenty of other lightweight mass produced cars out there to buy if you want one

[@ronnieharford3326]

⁠@@lensoprezole5322let me just repeat that again as I’m flabbergasted after reading that..”Gordon Murray will always stay a little name” 😂😂😂😂 stay away from commenting or in fact watching anything to do with this man or cars for that matter, plonker!!

[@karlsumner5594]

Wow! What can you say? Just incredible quality and attention to detail. GMA’s cars are on another level!

[@motobrazzer1565]

The only thing i can afford in the video is the WD40 at the back. Hahahaha thank you for the video, I've been waiting for this one!

[@rakebullet5200]

I think the extra bits and pieces make it look nicer than the normal T50. Very cool.

[@Furrrburger]

Stunning, can't wait to see it at speed.

[@thereadyroom]

I'm so proud to be British.

[@usergrade7812]

I don't watch a lot of supercar videos because I'll never financially be able to own one, but I always enjoy GMA and Koenigsegg cars because the engineering is just incredible.

[@srinitaaigaura]

Stunning beauty!! GMA designs cars like no other without all the unnecessary stuff that has no relevance to the real purpose of cars - driving. They show the world how much you don't need in a car and still make the best driving machines on the planet.

[@alrightsally2748]

Merry Christmas GMA!

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

This race version looks stunning 💯🔥 i would love to see this on a track & in some of my racing games. For what Murray has done in automotive it's surprising how humble he is where others would gloat about what their accomplishments. i would LOVE to be a passenger in this car for 1 thrill ride but i would need to wear "depends" so not to soil the seat.

[@genegade]

The lateral/braking Gs are absolutely insane.

[@NoLimitHonky]

Prof. Murray going double legend with this thing. The F1 road car to the GTR was a cool step up, but, now that he gets to do it all over again, the jump to the T.50s is simply unreal. I cannot wait to see and HEAR this on track!!

[@fatasdat]

That is a jaw dropper.. wow

[@SuperReasonable]

What a beautiful car and so nice to see a track version of that wonderful original F1 design from all those years ago. I remember so well at the time Niki Lauda with a grin on his face telling the interviewer what a good job the fan did in cooling the engine!!

[@karlwilliams8208]

It’s an amazing vehicle, truly spectacular. What was music to my ears was his commitment to building a car to be driven, not worried about 0-60 or track times, simply for driver enjoyment. Outstanding!

[@sixpotshot]

This is Automobile & Car Racing Royalty and Authority and History in the making. A video for the posterity.. What an immense privilege you have given to all of us car enthusiasts regardless if only a few will have the pleasure of driving a GMA car. Thank you.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

i hope i meet someone that has this car to be a passenger for 1 thrill ride.

[@melbguy1]

That car has a Le Mans racecar look to it. Pure purpose. I like it.

[@SellingLAandMiami]

Outstanding! Can’t wait to hear the sound of that V-12

[@agalleyne]

Lovely to see Ron Dennis get a gong in 2023. I'd be happy to see Gordon's similarly massive impact on British motorsport honoured, too.

[@Mark-yy2vw]

Bloody outstanding

[@bishwatntl]

Fabulous colour

[@spongesurf12]

T.50 was really cool and this is even more so. I think I like the look of T.33 the best but that said, hope I'm lucky enough to see and hear one of them, once.

[@chawenhalo0089]

Thank you for the NACA ducts! Lovely retro touch.

[@farmerlamb2372]

I could listen to this all day long!

[@alexe.1384]

If I were ask if I could pick any car I would choose this. I love the vision of this car!

[@jasondesborough4002]

Really enjoying this journey 😊😊

[@christopheroshlo1968]

what a gorgeous machine! Well done, all.

[@floodo1]

We DO love the details. Fantastic color as well

[@Tonician0]

If T.50 is the most special road car, then this is special special special. The Siren makes more sense each day passing, this is a mythological kind of car.

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

OH WHOW ❣️😲 What a beautiful piece of art ❕👌🏼 I love it Nikki Lauda will be proud that this car took his name. He looks down from heaven and smiles... I'm sure 😃 Love from Berlin 🇩🇪 And thanks, Ramsi 😘 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

*Niki Lauda

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

i bet he wants to come back to earth to race this beauty !

[@stevebutterworth1937]

Carpow…yet another beautiful bit of engineering from Gordon Murray and team!👍🏻

[@Anje52]

That looks fantastic! Thanks for your work & passion, that is truly an inspiration. Looking forward to that first driving video!

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

BRINGS A TEAR TO THE EYE THIS VERSION 😢 😪 😭

[@sesisergiosesi]

Just amazing... no words for this master piece

[@timwrk]

It’s like the T50 was made for the T50s, just stunning!

[@saikrishnathiwakarrk]

This is surely one of a kind

[@tedtheturbot]

Merry Christmas lads..great car..wait and ladess's as well of course :)

[@SpartanStan156]

There must be somebody of racing teams, who can get themselves those T.50s for racing. I will root for them as such as for Professor Murray and his team)) That beast MUST BE UNLEASHED on any race!

[@r129r16pfl]

T50S wouldn't fit in any racing category, it's too light.

[@jackharvey1596]

What a machine! Congrats to all involved 👏

[@SiddharthaKS1983]

Both are the best analog geeks of the Automotive Industry.

[@guyinoakland]

Magnificent. Michelangelo of spots cars creates yet another master piece. Thank you Mr. Murray.

[@GabePlaysYT]

2.6g lateral and 3.5g under braking?? incredible! and interesting how they're explaining they've set it back down to 1200kg of downforce, but they're doing a high downforce-kit to take it to the 1500kg initially quoted. Can't wait to see more!

[@CarlosCastro-dp1gi]

Is just madness to think of it, and the fact is basically GT1 lap time, is surely bend necks...probably of the ones driving it

[@DB-fn3fz]

2.6g actually isn't that much. It's essentially a fun track toy, not really race car territory. But it's nonetheless an impressive package.

[@GabePlaysYT]

@@DB-fn3fz Oh, for sure. Race cars usually go way over 2 tons of downforce. The Valkyrie AMR Pro does over 3 g's. But for a fun track toy for amateur drivers, 2.6 is pretty wild. It's probably as far as you can stretch before getting into professional racer territory.

[@DB-fn3fz]

@@GabePlaysYT right. 2.6 is way more than I'd be able to use.

[@GabePlaysYT]

@@DB-fn3fz Yeah which is probably why it was a good idea for Gordon to dial even further down. 1200kg is pretty small and, doing the math, it'll probably pull around 2.2g's. Which is still alot compared to road cars, but definitely pretty tame

[@popsbubbles1242]

Superb.

[@peaceoutvanlife]

Love a build with no restrictions, and the genius engineering. And this has much visual appeal than the roads going T50 IMO. Bravo!

[@charley22123]

I'll take it ! if only ,very very nice another benchmark car .Thankyou Gordon and Dario

[@TwinTalon01]

Brilliant video. Thanks so much.

[@Prince_Pig]

What a masterpiece! Gordon is a pioneer in the industry with the courage to make a car the way he thinks it should be designed. An absolute dream car. What a machine!!

[@nomadben]

It looks fantastic in that intense red color! I can't wait to see it ripping around the track.

[@alexbelmonte4581]

Merry Christmas to me! This is an awesome and unexpected update

[@andreasleveringhaus3529]

Piece of art. Missing words.

[@rolosuperfreak4]

This will be mind blowing. Cant wait to see driver videos!

[@porkster5924]

Just astonishing engineering. No one does it better.

[@dinispaulino7512]

Gordon is here to make history once more!

[@jesperpedersen724]

Incredible! And just love the shirts Gordon is rocking!

[@ricardomatos6316]

Always impressive. What a masterpiece 👏👏👏

[@TheRealAndyR]

Such a joy to see world class experts getting to live out their dreams, there's a real chemistry and sense of excitement to these videos. Oh, and if you want to break the Internet, why not give Sandy Munro a factory tour?

[@andybanks3042]

Stunning design. Wow!

[@CanisLupus1983]

Sooo nice and the details are sick !

[@isalmankhan1]

Awesome Thanks for sharing😍😍😍

[@audionutmike]

That red is sexy!!!! What a beautiful work of art on wheels! Congrats GMA!

[@Casey_J96]

Incredible machine! Can’t wait to hear it screaming around a track!

[@JetBlackGT]

That top down view is absolutely sublime. 👀

[@robrackstraw]

Christ, the stands it's on are a work of art in themselves.

[@davidblake1663]

I noticed them too. If I saved up, I could get some for my year 2000 Volvo. Then I could re-badge it as a GMA V-40! Brilliant!

[@oneeleven9832]

👏👏genius..Happy Christmas GMA

[@HillClimbMonsters]

If GMA ever want to race this thing up a proper Hill we can arrange the venue 😏 Hearing this thing reverberate would make for the ultimate soundtrack...

[@Shadowboost]

Send an invite to their press team and I'm sure it would make a lot of people happy to see it!

[@havennewbowtow8835]

That there is as close to maximum fun with yer clothing on, as it gets. What a machine. Absolutely incredible engineering\ Automotive art.

[@ocho7011]

Gordon is my favourite youtuber 🥰