The Gordon Murray Automotive’s (GMA) T.50 Niki Lauda has been greenlit for production, and as Dario Franchitti was completing the final laps during the Production Approval Test at the Bahrain International Circuit, he went on to set a new lap record.
The GMA T.50 Niki Lauda completed the lap in 1 min 53.03 seconds. That’s faster than the fastest GT3 race car that has ever lapped this track.
“The T.50s is the most engaging car I’ve ever driven. For pure fun factor, it surpasses all other track-only models, my favourite supercars of all time, and even the race cars I drove to multiple world championship wins,” Franchitti said.
“Gordon set out to create the greatest on-track driving experience ever. The team has more than delivered. The feedback, responsiveness, performance, sound, visibility, braking, stability… everything… it’s just perfect.”
The T50 Niki Lauda uses a 3.9-litre, naturally aspirated V12 engine that makes 711 hp @11500 rpm and 358 lb-ft @ 9000 rpm. The engine drives the rear wheels via a 6-speed paddle shift gearbox. The car weighs just 852 kg and has a power-to-weight ratio of 835 hp/tonne.
