Inside Gordon Murray's incredible lightweight car collection | Top Gear
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- The father of the McLaren F1 cashed his in and spent the proceeds on expanding the finest collection of lightweights on the planet. Fancy a guided tour?
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My nineties Opel Corsa GTI was 850 kg and 110 HP I think and that was fast.... ....I thought!
Next time Gordon Murray : I put every customer on an F1 grade fitness and nutrition program and got them to shed 15-30 kg for this car!
Get Murray back to a formula 1 team..... Genius!
Don't you just love listening to a person that knows exactly what he's talking about
Listening to Gordon is so interesting. Its so much better than the rich guys that buy cars they don’t understand and barely know how to drive
@@George-kd7uz yeah, and his car collection is eclectic amd beautiful. I learned a lot. And he, strange enough gives me Christopher nolan vibes, the way they go about their profession...
Gordon Murray is definitely a real expert when I comes to engineering and cars in general.
Car isn't released yet.could be full of it . Wait and see.
So soothing
The T.50 and T.50s are just two big middle fingers to the modern automotive industry, and I love it! The fact that Gordon values "what you need" rather than "what you think you need" is so refreshing. What a legend!
So true
Car companies these days have become obsessed with focus groups telling them what they think they want, so every car in a class ends up very similar. Back in the "good old days", car makers just made something and you either bought it or not. A lot of people didn't get the Renault Espace when first released, but now MPV's are everywhere. No focus group would have told Renault they needed a van with lots of seats and windows.
True ...The most beloved and iconic cars are just ONE man's idea:
VW transporter and Austin Mini would never have made it past a focus group of Sheeple who would have been disturbed by the stark utility of those legends.
More than that, they are saying: “Why the hell aren’t any of you making something even remotely close to this!?”
Or rather what car companies want you to think that you need.
One bedroom house and 23 car garage tells you all you need to know. The man is nothing short of a pure genius.
23 garages I believe he said.
@@Maulzy23 22, but u are right otherwise!:)
That’s exactly what I want, 1 bedroom for me and the MRS and a studio room and a room for my firearms and then the giant garage
These would have to be integrated in a very nice way, architects dreams go crazy!
Very food!!!
@@lukazupie7220 used the huuu
No music or trick editing. Just a journalist listening to an engineers dream. Good job top gear 👍
@bcvbb hyui challengers don’t give a damn 😂
Few people are great to interview and Gordon is among those very few. I would put Jay Leno and Christian Von Koenigsegg as the others who are also no nonsense just purely about the cars and that can just wax poetically for hours about the smallest of details.
true!!!!
@@sander16v11 They are as badass as you. And as clever probably too...
The BEEB getting closer to how YTers work? That's something. Still an overpaid journo though :(
"We took it to the M4 at midnight and did 200 mph" Love it!
Imagine driving a lorry, and seeing it fly by! But that reporter didnt even react to it..
😊😊😊😊
thats all mad alain de cadenet
Well done Top Gear, your online content has really stepped up recently.
its even better than the actual show
@@juancarlos19979 Let's be honest, it wouldn't be hard.
When one hour pass by and you don't even notice I think it says it all.
This guy needs to be one of the presenters. Chris Harris is the only good presenters they got right now. I cant understand what one of the new guys is saying and stopped watching Top Gear.
@@Digitall3 shows great fun now
I'm a fan of Gordon Murray for 40 years now but never heard his voice before... his voice sounds so confident and his ideas are so incredibly clear... unbelievable!!
I know right. It’s like hearing Morgan Freeman read you a bedtime story.
Agreed, his massive knowledge and self-confidence shine through
His accent is also super soothing.
I can just sit there and listen to Gordon Murray talking about all of his collection for months.
Honestly bummed out they skipped so many.
Gordon is such an inspiration for anyone who loves what they do
Yep man that's so true before i prepared so disgusting pancakes after the start of the T50 design i started to motivate myself do it better man do it better looks Mr.Murray what he did with a fancar and now i cook awesome pancakes thanks to T50.
Can't seem to get enough of Gordon telling his stories! Well done Top Gear and well done Jack! Truly a great, great video!
"Can't seem to get enough of Gordon telling his stories!"
Neither can Gordon to be fair. The guy just loves to talk about himself and his cars. It's the kind of self-confidence bordering on narcissism that you often find in very single-minded, ambitious, successful people.
Just realised I saw Gordon driving his Lotus 11 about 10 years ago. Took a picture of his car and he stood back and waited. Only now I realise it was him 😆
Lord I can listen to this man talk all day. Gordon's a real OG.
When I heard 850kg I just started laughing! Over 700bhp with 850kg.... this car is insane!
12.000 rpm
Gordon thinks the T50s doesn't produce enough downforce because the tires can't handle it... 😂😂
If you look carefully there probably a poo on the passenger seat.
Koenigsegg One:1
@@srinitaaigaura simple, just run slicks
30:38: "Loti". The correct plural (Latin) of Lotus. I love this man.
The online conversations content from Top Gear is better than the TV episodes.
Because they can spend more time on here, the Tv series is a fixed length and have to be more entertaining for everyone.
This is more for the specialist and if you put this out of the TV a lot would be turning off or it would have to be edited down to 5mins
'cause you can't find those two blonde jerks here...
What a likeable guy. Obviously loves what he does and a genius at it, but so under-stated and modest when talking about his achievements.
Wow Alpine must be so proud to just know the Gordon Murray drives his car as a daily. Come on!! That’s unbeatable. 👏🏾 👏🏾
im surprised he doesn't have a mazda miata lol
Now they must make a Gordon Murray edition. NA engine, manual 5speed & 100kg less.
@@alexander1485 Probably same issue he has with the Lotus Elise, he doesn't fit into a Miata. The Alpine has more space for tall drivers.
Love the fact he sold his F1 to finance the cars he grew up dreaming of. His knowledge of car design and list of friends is unparalleled “Nikki” was a great friend “Bernie” lent me his car!!!
Wonderful. Inspiring. His joy, passion, knowledge. No hubris, no ego, no vanity. Just pure love of engineering, design and motor sport. Legend.
Oh, there's lots of ego. Just read up on how he continues to try to steal credit for MP4/4...
Rumor has it, all of those cars together still weigh less than a new Dodge Challenger
Damn
Or any of them with Clarkeson at the wheel ;)
With or without the American inside it?
🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
u mean the 2 t50 or all the cars in the garage excluding the t50
The purity of Gordon’s collection shows us the consistency that run his career all these years.
I felt touched to see his old office, in particularly with the instruments that his parents gave him so many decades ago.
And he used the same instruments to design F1.. What a bloke!
@@hydrolifetech7911 exactly!
The paint on that T50S is incredible.
It needs to be at £3.1 million + at least 20% tax
@@CricketEngland Have you seen the costs for tooling up a factory?
@@andrewoneill144 still a rip off for a track car
@Russ Cooke in 10years you will probably lose a million in desperation
@Russ Cooke FU
I think this is the most particular and peculiar car collection I’ve seen , so pure, I think with the money he has invested in them he could’ve buy lots of more usual cars, but he has such a particular reason to any each car, I think I’m not explaining myself clearly but the point is that I love his tastes for cars.
He buys what he likes, not what people are "supposed" to like when they have money. It shows genuine enthusiasm instead of merely signaling affluence.
I also think it takes some balls to exhibit cars from other manufacturers in a room designed to sell your new T50s. If I were in the market for a new supercar and I could afford the 3.1 million for a T50s, I'd take one look around that showroom and probably try to buy the Abarth 2000 or one of those Lotus cars.
@@redlion145 that’s a really good point actually! Hadn’t thought of that. Slightly risky business really isn’t it unless you are very confident/do not give a toss. I am pretty sure it’s both of those reasons!
@@donquixoteupinhere Well, it's not *that* risky, since the car he's selling is a very different car to the ones in the collection. It's made for the modern age, and is made to break records that exist today, the cars in the collection are from the past, and may have been top of their game at those points in time, but simply won't do for someone looking for the levels of performance offered by one of the most capable supercars of the modern day.
This might be my new favorite top gear video. Which must be annoying for the production crew, but it’s so much better than making everyone yell at each other
James May would have made this boring 🤣
I hang posters on my walls (well actually wheels), and Gordon hangs vintage motorcycles. Legendary engineer, keep up the innovation Gordon!
That T50s looks so light on it's feet and ready to pounce even just parked. Great design.
If you could do a full season of "Gordon's Garage" it'd be much appreciated 😂 Seriously what a goldmine of a man.
This video needs to be archived as an important part of history.
The track T50s looks better from the front than the road going T50. The rear looks just like a modern Mclaren F1 but sliced half way for that GIANT diffuser.
Yeah, prefer the T50s to the T50 too
What a genius.
It’s an absolutely shame I’ll never even clap eyes on on either of these. I’ve yet to see an F1, in person.
Was lucky enough to catch an F1 once - couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it, definitely the rarest car I’ll ever see in the wild. Thankfully was out with a mate on our motorbikes who was in to cars too and knew what it was
Best chance would be attending a Goodwood event - if they ever happen again.
I saw an F1 by chance at a visit to the Le Mans museum in France in Sept 2019. Turned a corner into a BMW-exhibit and wham...Mclaren F1 GT-R (chassis #05 with plates 'CES4R'). Hell of a thing.
I was at a car show in the UK and they had an F1 exhibit. 5 F1s in the same room, including XP1 and an LM. And you could walk right up to them.
@@adventpc3 xp1 is a national treasure.
This man is sports car and F1 Royalty. We would live in a different world if there was no Gordon Murray. Love ya mate, Love ya mate 🥂
Was lucky enough to meet him at his facility a couple of years ago and what a fantastic man to speak too. He is very approachable and keen to speak to anyone that has an interest in design and engineering.
It’s really cool seeing Gordon Murray showing off cars he owns that I’ve always adored.
This ranks right up there amongst the best use of an hours time I’ve ever spent! I could listen to Gordon Murray talk about his history all day long! Bravo TG!!
It is such a pleasure to listen to Gordon Murray; soft spoken, knowledgeable, beautiful voice. This was soothing to watch.
Gordon was absolutely so very kind to spend so much time and share so much about his collection. His presence at Brabham and McLaren has been key in my lifelong fascination with those two racing dynasties. Thank you sincerely, Bill Baker
Genuinely the best thing I’ve watched on CZcams. Congrats Top Gear.....
An hour video and I watched every minute and only one complaint and that it was not long enough. Gordon is so interesting I could listen to him for hours.
Always been a Ferrari guy, but after this video, i must say ive become a huge fan of Mr. Murray and his work.
So good to hear someone with so much enthusiasm and who really knows his stuff.
This has to be the quirkiest privately owned car collection in the world.
Love stuff like this.
Every interview or talk with Gordon Murray I learn more about cars than hours of other videos.
Really glad you put this stuff on CZcams. Makes a fabulous change from the tat that you put on the TV 👍🏼
Just amazing how he recalls every detail about every car just so easily. Wow!!
This is truly fantastic and some brilliant stories. Well done Top Gear!
Can't imagine Jeremy letting a guest speak so much in a show 👍
The greatest living car person on the planet. What a legend 👌
James May and Gordon Murray talking about cars, aerodynamics and mechanical workings could be a marvellous show.
Besides these new cars I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Gordon talking about all his old cars. Always great to see someone with such a lifelong passion share it with others.
A full hour huh. Well, this is what I’m watching during my work break.
Just immersed in Gordon Murray"s cars. The Lotus he wants to see racing by someone shorter than his 6'4" should be ideal for Chris Harris. What a Top Gear episode that would make!!!
That little 60's Honda S800. What a looker that car is, then and now. Definitely one of my favorites of the collection. It was a 1960's preview of what Honda Motor Company would become famous for. Simple, functional, the most incredible manual gear boxes (even to this day) and small displacement, high-rev engines that were bulletproof and interchangeable.
I love hearing him talk about cars. Whether it's his latest design or one of his vintage lightweights he has such an interesting perspective.
What an amazing man 😊 So warm,So humble and dripping tallent. Hats off to you Gordon. I am just fizzing for a T50s lap of the nurburg ring 😊 Absolute best kind regards, Benjo from NZ
I love Jack, but I can't help but think what a great conversation this would have been with C. Harris geeking over the minutiae for probably an additional hour.
I'm one to piss and moan about how much I miss the old Top Gear but I must say that this is among my favorite episodes of all time.
Love How Clear Gordon Is In His Vision For What He Wants From The Car.
This Man Is a National Treasure.
Perfect car and perfect daily, the A110 deserves that quote 👌 CANNOT WAIT to hear the T50 in action 😍
In the presence of greatness! Awesome segment, well done Top Gear and many thanks to Gordon for being so generous with his time sharing his wisdom.
Was about to watch this video just for like 15 min (until finishing my lunch) and come back later to it, but just couldn't stop and watched the whole hour. I swear, I could listen to Gordon Murray talking cars all day long. What a guy!
Gordon just understands his principles and does not compromise on them. It's pretty admirable.
This was such an amazing story of car design history. It had me glued to my screen in interest
For 16 years he drove one of the most underrated cars going, the Smart Roadster
I got a go in one once, handled like a dream.
Yeah buts that’s like having the best sex you ever had with the most ugly woman you ever saw. Its great but your too ashamed to tell anybody
@@Mark-gl3rj Smart Roadster has aged well, it would sell like hot cakes today if it was all electric with a good range!
Love the roadster, the only problem is the transmission. That always turned me of.
once someone k20 swaps one they'll be the talk of the town
OK That was one of the best interviews with Gordon i have ever seen. Thanks for producing it.
As with most here I could watch/listen to Gordon Murray talk about cars for days, his knowledge is encyclopedic.
Truly stunning - congratulations GM
Oh yes! 60 minutes with Gordon. I'll get the kettle on and some Rich Tea.
Cheers to that mate!
one of the best things I've ever watched. the pacing, depth and detail here are *chef's kiss*. Thank you.
I love the design approach that he mentions. Simple & functional. Another interesting point that I like to recall is that he does not collect unmeaningful things.
I have been waiting for this!!
I got excited when he said Durban😂 home💯
Both his parents are Scottish who emigrated to SA because they were sick of only two seasons.....winter and June😂
Literally on of the best,if not the best, pure automotive videos on youtube right now. Gordon is a true legend!
Best you tube video I've watched In years. As a penniless 20 year old I lusted after one of those Mini Midas cars in the late 70's. Never thought I'd see one again.
That hour went by in what felt like 5-10 minutes
I feel his pain. Me being 6’5 it’s tough getting small cars
Try any TVR!
Koenigsegg Gemera : Hi...
You all win at Tinder though. Bit of karma perhaps.
TBH I think he would fit in a Lotus Elise with the seat all the way back and steering wheel spacer. He fits in an Elan and they are even tighter.
The main thing people struggle with is getting over the chunky sills, but once you learn the technique it's easy. There are videos on youtube of people taller than him getting in one.
@@BlatentlyFakeName They tried. He couldn't.
It feels good to watch a guy with cars and yet humble and chilled.
Many of these people i watch will be feeling themselves.
Maybe its maturity.
*I LOVE THIS GUY* he deeply loves what he does and he is a genius at doing it and THATS IT.
No BS, no ego, no pretension, and I totally believe he lives in a one bedroomed house. He drove a Smart Car to work for 10 years...
Costin... one of the greatest pioneering aerodynamicists of all time. More people need to learn about both Frank and Mike, the Cos in Cosworth.
I read a book about him many many years ago and it was absolutely fascinating.
@@Ralph2 do you remember the title of the book? I'd love to read it
@@hydrolifetech7911 'Flying on Four Wheels' 1986.
The T50S has almost the same power to weight ratio (close to 0.83 HP/kg) as a Koenigsegg One : 1 on regular pump gas (0.85 HP/kg) not including the driver. So Cosworth almost matched all that Turbo boost by spinning the engine 50% faster with ram induction! God this will be seriously quick.
People were quick to underestimate the t50 and t50s because "oh it doesn't have 900bhp, " oh its a manual gearbox why isnt it dual clutch" yet what people dont realise is this. if the ariel atom v8 is quick at 500kg and 500bhp watch how quick the t50 and t50s will be some context of how much lighter the t50s is than most super/hyper cars today.
Chiron=1.9tonnes(1900kg)
Noble m600=1.25tonnes(1250kg)
Pagani huayra=1.35tonnes the bc and imola may be lighter(1350kg)
Even the 765lt is around 1.3tonnes and the t50 is under a tonne or (986kg) t50s is less than 900, so it will be pretty fast no doubt about that.
@@carsforlife1334 You know how fast a Moto GP bike is right? They would pull to 400 like nothing with one more gear.
Thank you so much for showing us this amazing collection. The drawing tools are simply priceless. As are the cars that where made from them. Thank you Gordon
I can joyfully listen forever to Gordon talk about the essence of cars. Just brilliant!
Every time he says "Loti" to mean the plural of Lotus (which is of course Lotuses as a plural in English) it reminds me of Alan Partridge in the petrol status talking about Lexuses with "Lexi" when talking to Dan.
I love plural humour.
According to lotus, the plural of lotus is lotus lol
Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan!
damn autocorrect ... what the fuck is a "petrol status".
@@TerribleUsernameAmirite Right? It really caught me off guard when he said Loti
Three seconds in and already pausing the video to give it a thumbs up.
This was brilliant! It's always nice to hear what personal vehicles an "automotive authority" has in his garage. It says a lot about them. What they like and why they like it. And being given a glimpse of that with Gordon Murray is plainly awesome. And it was pretty cool to know that despite designing the best and fastest road cars ever made, it seems that he still believes that it's more fun to drive a slow car fast, that to drive a fast car slowly.
Cheers Top Gear crew! Awesome video!
Fantastic video, it was like spending the afternoon chatting to Gordon about his cars. Some amazing stories!
its awesome he gets to recreate his F1 masterpiece ... I bet daVinci would have loved to recreate the Mona Lisa
Some videos can wait till later, others have to be watched right now. This is one of the latter
What a fantastic interview with such a gentleman....great content guys...congrats!
Noticed the Smart Roadster in the garage!
We used to modify these and get great performance and a fantastic soundtrack.
Really enjoyed this, thanks.
I genuinely believe Gorden Murrey is the coolest bloke ever
Colin Chapman and Gordon Murray would be best pals if they where in the same time as they are (was) so fixed on "adding lightness" Gordon has a little advantage with the materials that are available now but still a hell of a task with all the safety equipment. That a car the t50 is going to be.
Saving weight you say, seen what Christian von Koenigsegg done with their cars? ;)
Colin Chapman cajoled one of his Lotus drivers (Mario Andretti) to complain that Gordon Murray's Brabham BT-46 "fan-car" was throwing stones and debris out of the back of the car - getting the BT-46 banned (unfairly) because Lotus and the other teams couldn't compete with it.
@@grantchallinor5263 very interesting factoid, thank you
Huge thanks for making this video. Wonderful perspective from this guy.
What a captivating video. Gordon Murray is my hero! Thank you Top Gear for producing this awesome video!
Possibly the best video on YT I've ever seen.
This is the type of film that belongs in the national archives.
Wonderful show. Enjoyed every minute. So pleased he is proud of the engineering of the SLR. We all knew it wasn’t his kind of car at the time but the depth of engineering and commitment from the team was second to none.
Gordon Murray is an inspiration.
Thank you for creating this platform to experience his genius.
A little bit proud that he comes from SA.
But in reality he is a asset to the whole of humanity.
Thank you for the incredible cars.
I could not even afford a wheel from this collection.
Lol same
Or the wheel nut
not even the car's badge
Poor sobs
@@jipjap7720 yup
Imagine if we had Chris Harris in this room.
Hed lose his mind
WOW!!
This has to be for me personally, THE BEST video on CZcams.
Gordon Murray - You ''ARE '' a Legend.
I admire the fact he likes small lightweight things, rather than HUGE over the top things.
I would love to meet this man, his insight and passion is unbelievable.