Even low-volume supercars are torture examined to fulfill world homologation requirements. Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) not too long ago launched a video displaying its T.50 being abused within the title of security.

This spherical of testing is said to airbag calibration, GMA improvement driver Dario Franchitti explains within the video. Carried out on the ATP Papenburg facility in Papenburg, Germany, the purpose was to ensure airbags did not deploy unnecessarily.

That meant subjecting the check automobile to forces manufacturing automobiles might expertise, however the place the driving force would not need an airbag going off, akin to hanging potholes and railroad crossings, driving over infamously tough Belgian Pavé cobblestones, and even climbing a gravel mound.

Within the extra excessive exams, engineers drove the T.50 right into a gravel heap at about 19 mph, launched it off a small ramp, and simulated a collision with a wild boar. The latter is one state of affairs during which the airbags are literally presupposed to deploy.

The prototype utilized in these exams—referred to as XP1—survived every part intact. Having already seen a 12 months of testing, will probably be retired and used to coach service technicians, and can then be placed on show as a museum piece.

The T.50 goals to be the last word analog supercar. It is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.9-liter V-12 that screams to 12,100 rpm. It produces 654 hp and 344 lb-ft of torque, which can not appear that spectacular by fashionable supercar requirements, however remains to be sufficient to chirp the wheels at simply 3,000 rpm. Plus, that energy is channeled by way of a 6-speed handbook transmission. 

GMA founder Gordon Murray additionally included a rear-mounted fan impressed by by the Brabham BT46B Method One automobile he designed within the Nineteen Seventies. The 15.7-inch fan can generate downforce or cut back drag, relying on the mode chosen.

Solely 125 T.50 supercars shall be constructed, together with 100 highway automobiles just like the one proven right here, and 25 T.50s Niki Lauda monitor variations. Pricing begins on the equal of $3.26 million, however all the manufacturing run is offered out.

Try the embedded video to look at the T.50 encounter obstacles that will make any supercar proprietor wince.