Gordon Murray's successor to the McLaren F1 is the new GMA T.50, which revives the genius designer's fan car concept.
The fan references the Murray-designed Brabham BT46B"Fan Car" Formula One racer of the 1970s. Exploiting a rules loophole, Murray used a rear-mounted fan to create a vacuum to suck the car down onto the track, generating more downforce without the drag penalty of larger spoilers. The setup worked so well that after entering just one race—the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix—the Fan Car was preemptively withdrawn before it could be banned.
The 15.7-inch carbon-fiber fan is driven by a 48-volt electric motor, spinning at up to 7,000 rpm and acting on rear spoilers and a rear diffuser. The standard T.50 includes six settings: Auto, High Downforce, Streamline, Braking, Test, and V-Max Boost. In contrast, a T.50 driver can simply switch on High Downforce mode and get 50% more downforce, Murray claims. Braking mode can add downforce under braking, shortening the stopping distance by 98 feet from 150 mph, according to the car's published specs. V-Max Boost adds a ram-air function, raising the car's output to 690 hp.
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