Creator of iconic McLaren F1 supercar unveils the T.25 City Car

[coolmazda5]

After hinting at doing so for a couple of years, Gordon Murray has finally revealing his new T.25 city car at an event at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment in Oxford, England. The 1,212-pound car is just over four feet wide, less than eight feet long and seats three adults in a 1+2 layout. Like Murray's McLaren F1, the driver sits front and center and the passengers sit behind on either side.

The whole front section of the body is hinged at the front and flips forward for access in a manner not dissimilar to BMW's Isetta microcar of the mid-Fifties. Power comes from a 51 horsepower, in-line three-cylinder engine mounted in the back to propel the T.25 to 62 mph in 16.2 seconds while achieving 61.9 miles per gallon. The diminutive size allows it to turn in just 19.7 feet and park perpendicular to the curb and the design's hinged cockpit and narrow width allow three T.25s to be parked in a single parallel parking space.

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[JCell]

i hope we move as a market towards these smaller cars. but first we need to reduce the amount of SUVs and trucks on the road.

if a truck hits this... game over

 

[coolmazda5]

 

[coolmazda5]

i hope we move as a market towards these smaller cars. but first we need to reduce the amount of SUVs and trucks on the road.

if a truck hits this... game over

True, I've seen several Smarts on the road next to a Yukon or something, they look so funny.

The seating configuration is interesting...

 

[altspace]

Hard to tell by those pics, but it looks like your legs are flat out straight with no bendable movement available. How safe and comfortable would that be?

 

[JCell]

the seat may be shaped in such a way that there is space to move your legs....

i dont know, just guessing

 

[coolmazda5]

Possibly the pictures were taken hiding the uncomfortable seating on purpose , but found this, still a little bit weird...

http://www.greenmotor.co.uk/2009/05/unpeeling-gordon-murray-t25.html

 

[Kain]

I'll take a McLaren F1.

 

[ucMP3]

I would fear for my life every time I would have to drive that thing.

 

[Newf]

I would fear for my life every time I would have to drive that thing.

+1. Even colliding with a grocery cart would be fatal

The neighborhood dog would play with it and pull it out of the driveway like a toy.

 

[ucMP3]

+1. Even colliding with a grocery cart would be fatal

The neighborhood dog would play with it and pull it out of the driveway like a toy.

Haha, my roommate's parents have a Bull Mastiff, Rottweiler mix. it literally would make that car a chew toy, lol. (rofl)

 

[prof15]

Man if that thing is that light I bet if a cyclist crash into it can roll over.. and I can imagine driving it with high cross wind.. jajaj

 

[JCell]

cross winds would definitely be interesting lol