Is the T25 the Car of the Future?
January 7, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
This silver wrapping hides a revolutionary new car from the British car designer Gordon Murray seats four in style, goes like a bomb, does 80mpg and costs barely more than $8,000. Is the T25 a glimpse into the future of the car?
Murray is one of the most innovative engineers of the past three decades. Like another legendary car designer Colin Chapman before him, he believes weight is the enemy. Murray has created plenty of lightweight, high performance road and race cars but his latest project, called T25, is designed to also be practical and affordable.
It will be small - bigger than a GWiz but not much bigger than a Smart car - and based on an incredibly light, computer-designed steel frame and powered by a tiny petrol or diesel engine, although manufacturers will be able to put in an electric motor if the market dictates. Read more
