Gordon Murray’s second supercar, T.33will be the street-legal in the United States, but making it legally drivable on public roads doesn’t come cheap. Gordon Murray confirmed that his company spent $33 million to undergo the testing and development necessary to meet all emissions and crash standards in the US, such as Car and Driver report.
Of course, to get a car through the rigorous standards both abroad and in the US is very expensive. Spending millions of dollars on a model is not without response Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standardsbut automakers know it’s part of the process of making models. Gordon Murray Cars However, the styling hardly resembles the mass-produced vehicles.
Similar to the GMA T.50T.33 will only be limited to 100 car models, making standard crash and emissions certification much more expensive for each-model basis. So that’s a good thing, selling is easier than making them: Gordon Murray confirms all models are sold out.
To accommodate all FMVSS, Gordon Murray had to be selective about what T.33 borrowed from its brother, T.50not the street-are legal in the United States and can only be brought into the country under the terms of display or display.
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The design of T.33 had to be toned down, taking a milder approach than that of the T.50, which is powered by a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter V12 making 650 horsepower that revs to 12,100 rpm. The T.50 weighs just 2,150 pounds and its cabin has a central driving position for the pilot only.
That was a no-go according to U.S. safety standards, so the T.33 will have a standard two-seat arrangement. Performance is below that of the T.50, but the less extreme T.33 still a supercar: it will be powered by the same 4.0 liter Cosworth V12, but will only make 592 hp and 333 lb-ft . of torque. The engine will also have a little less revs, only reaching 11,100 rpm.
But the T.33 is still a light machine at about 2,400 pounds, so the power penalty for meeting US safety regulations won’t be much of a pain. Now that the T.33 has cleared all standards – from crash safety, to driving noise, to emissions – it is likely that when the T.33 finally reaches US buyers in 2024, $1.9 million supercar can be discounted to the corner store to buy Red Bull.
That makes the T.33 look like a total bargain compared to the T.50, which costs $2.5 million and, however, won’t be drivable on US roads.
