Gordon Murray Special Vehicles Reveals Pair of Le Mans Tribute Supercars

Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (GMSV)—the British manufacturer of SV Design, Heritage and Bespoke sports and supercars—has revealed its first two models during Monterey Car Week in California: a pair of Le Mans tribute supercars.

The new GMSV company redefines bespoke automotive craftsmanship, celebrates Gordon Murray’s heritage, and champions driver-centric visionary design, company officials stated in a press release. While sister company GMA focuses on premium, hand-built production cars, GMSV says that it creates one-off commissions, limited-edition special designs and heritage-inspired continuations in response to sustained demand from enthusiasts, collectors and visionaries seeking unique vehicles that transcend convention.

U.S. Global Launch of Gordon Murray Special Vehicles

The U.S. global launch of the newly created company, Gordon Murray Special Vehicles, saw the presentation of new supercars from its SV Design and Bespoke product lines. Reflecting on Murray’s love for endurance racing and his car’s emphatic 1995 Le Mans win, both vehicles take inspiration from one of the world’s greatest road races and deliver contemporary visions of the era’s racers, noted the release.

Design of the GMSV S1 LM

The GMSV S1 LM is the first-ever commission executed by Gordon Murray Special Vehicles. As GMSV’s first vehicle, S1 denotes Special One, born from the customer’s passion for Gordon’s 1990s designs and his landmark 1995 win at Le Mans. The design pays homage to Murray’s original Le Mans-winning race car, featuring prominent high-downforce aerodynamic elements. The company stated that the primary focus of this project was to push the seven principles of Prof. Gordon Murray further than ever before, with a particular emphasis on exclusivity, return to beauty, engineering art, light weight and driving perfection.

“I love timeless design,” said Prof. Gordon Murray, group executive chairman. “I never want us to join the race to make the most outrageous looking supercar at expense of balance, beauty and proportion. Look at the result, the car is timeless and beautiful.”

Its profile features a newly lowered roofline, and every surface is completely new, made from ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber body panels. The aero package is specific to S1 LM, with a front splitter, rear diffuser and dual-element rear wing that together deliver significant downforce and stability. At both ends, Le Mans-inspired lights feature precision-engineered housings that flow seamlessly with the LM’s sculpted bodywork.

Performance of the GMSV S1 LM

Building on Gordon Murray’s belief that the engine is the heart of the car and represents at least half of the experience, the S1 LM places it at the very center. The removal of the rear fan and oil cooling pack frees space to house a unique and exclusive 4.3-liter V-12, producing over 690 horsepower, paired with a bespoke Inconel exhaust system, wrapped in 18-karat gold-foiled heat shielding.

Engine development focused on larger displacement, lighter internals and a higher compression ratio, maximizing power, torque and responsiveness, officials noted. Capable of revving to 12,100 rpm, the V-12 delivers a distinctive harmony through its four centrally mounted exhausts, inspired by the 1995 Le Mans–winning legend.

The manual gearbox was developed using the T.50s casing with T.50 internals and optimized linkage and setup to deliver short rifle-bolt throws. Suspension is bespoke, with new geometry, a lower ride height, and unique damper settings to deliver a sharp and highly connected driving experience. The innovative solid-mounted engine enables the purest expression of transient handling while minimizing unwanted noise and vibration, according to the press release.

Interior of the GMSV S1 LM

The unique, race-inspired cockpit of the S1 LM is ergonomically designed around its central driving position, creating a fighter-jet-style environment with minimalist, skeletal architecture, built on one of Gordon Murray’s seven principles: engineering art. GMSV says the interior explores new lightweighting concepts, utilizes the finest materials and showcases bespoke craftsmanship at every touchpoint, delivering precision that embodies its motorsports pedigree.

The Bespoke division of GMSV will build the client just five of these ultra-exclusive, road-legal S1 LM models for an undisclosed price, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026.

Design & Performance of the GMSV Le Mans GTR

The GMSV Le Mans GTR draws on Murray’s own longtail Le Mans racers, adding inspiration from other great longtail cars of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Icons like the Matra-Simca MS660, Porsche 917 and Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 contribute timeless characteristics, with performance-led aerodynamics and a distinctive SV Design language separating the new models from the purity of GMA’s supercars, company officials added.

“Longtail racing cars perfectly combine aerodynamic benefit and aesthetic balance,” said Prof. Murray. “I’ve always loved their mix of considered engineering and flowing design. Our Le Mans GTR timelessly reimagines the longtail racers I’ve admired since I began designing cars, adding contemporary aerodynamics and our exquisitely engineered chassis, engine and transmission.”

For the Le Mans GTR, GMSV uses the high-revving GMA V-12 engine and manual six-speed transmission, but changes almost every other element of the car. Every aspect of the new supercar is founded in Murray’s ethos of lightweight-led, engineering art with a road-going, yet track-inspired driving experience at the core of every design decision.

Featuring enhanced Passive Boundary Layer Control, the sleek form enables low drag, while the aero-balanced front splitter, deep side skirts and twin-channel rear diffuser generate maximum ground effect aerodynamics. Achieved without the need for the rear-mounted fan of T.50 and T.50s, the high-speed, high-grip package is enhanced further with the addition of a deep, full-width rear wing, delivering an optimal balance of downforce and drag for road and track.

Exiting between the twin-tunnel diffuser, the Le Mans GTR double exhaust is engineered to deliver a deep and balanced V-12 soundtrack, while the roof-mounted ram-air intake adds to the orchestral cabin experience as owners explore the full 12,100 rpm rev range.

For those opting to drive on circuits, the new SV Design model has stiffer and lighter suspension, a wider track, larger tires (Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2), greater cooling and optimized weight distribution. The Le Mans GTR gains larger air vents at the front and adds side-pod intakes ahead of the rear wheels for engine and gearbox cooling. To boost dynamics further, the Gordon Murray team says it innovated a solid engine mounting system that evades much of the noise and vibration issues commonly associated with solid mounting.

Interior of the GMSV Le Mans GTR

Interior quality is retained despite the driving experience being far more track-focused than GMA’s halo T.50. All driver-focused components are newly designed with the entire dash, all switches and dials, seat cushioning and pedal pads reimagined. Customers can specify materials and colors to honor iconic longtail racers from years past or work with the creative design team to produce a highly personalized, modern cockpit.

GMSV Le Mans GTR Limited to 24 Units

A limited series of just 24 GMSV Le Mans GTR supercars will be built, one for every hour of the famous race. Development is already underway, with the first customer production cars set for completion in 2026. In collaboration with Joe Macari Performance Cars, GMSV paired each model with its owner. All Le Mans GTR supercars are sold; prices are undisclosed.

“The Gordon Murray Group has driving perfection, lightweight, engineering art and exclusivity at the core of all it does,” said Phil Lee, Gordon Murray Group CEO. “GMSV allows us to explore these core trends, fuelled by the enthusiasm and imagination of our customers. Our first two models demonstrate the GMSV team’s exceptional engineering and design capabilities. We are already working on more models and look forward to partnering with the world’s most passionate driving enthusiasts to create more automotive works of art.”