Listen to the Gordon Murray T.33 Mule’s V-12 Scream
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Listen to the Gordon Murray T.33 Mule’s V-12 Scream

Listen to the Gordon Murray T.33 Mule’s V-12 Scream

With the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 in manufacturing and growth of the T.50S track car effectively alongside its means, GMA is popping its consideration to the “entry-level” T.33. It’s a barely heavier, barely much less highly effective companion to the McLaren F1-inspired T.50, but it nonetheless has a 607-horsepower, 3.9-liter, 11,100-rpm Cosworth V-12 and a focused weight of simply round 2,400 kilos. The automaker simply constructed its first “mule” automotive, and whereas it’s miles from manufacturing spec, it is transferring underneath its personal energy and making superb sounds within the course of.

We get to see—and listen to—James, the mule automotive on this newest video from GMA. The firm’s check driver and triple Indy 500 champ Dario Franchitti takes it round a proving floor for a shakedown. He’s cautious with the automotive, as its a recent construct, and it seems to be chilly exterior, however he provides it sufficient throttle to get it slightly sideways at varied factors. 

The engine could be very carefully associated to the 12,100-rpm screamer within the T.50, however for T.33, it was modified to provide extra low-end torque. A “shaker” type consumption stands proud above the cockpit and feeds air to 4 throttle our bodies for 607 hp at 10,500 rpm and 333 pound-feet of torque at 9,500 rpm. The compression ratio is a sky-high 14:1 and whereas GMA initially meant to supply the T.33 with a alternative of six-speed handbook or a sequential gearbox, nearly each purchaser went for the handbook, so the corporate cancelled the opposite ‘field.

Naturally, the mule automotive could be very pared again. There are a bunch of switches and panels from the T.50, however the cockpit is usually naked. You may even see the Dynamat on the roof. Frankly, we would take a T.33 like this. Less stuff to dampen the V-12’s word.

At the top of the video, Franchitti winds the V-12 out to 9,000 RPM. A novel exhaust provides it a distinct sound character than the T.50, nevertheless it’s nonetheless superb. We cannot wait to listen to extra.