{"id":83223,"date":"2025-08-17T13:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83223"},"modified":"2025-08-17T13:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:08:22","slug":"gordon-murray-s1-lm-mclaren-f1-gtr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83223","title":{"rendered":"McLaren F1 GTR Returns As Gordon Murray’s S1 LM"},"content":{"rendered":"

The McLaren F1 was one of the most important cars of the 20th<\/sup> century. And thanks to a BMW-supplied V12 engine underneath the rear clamshell, it\u2019s likely more than one BMW enthusiast\u2019s dream supercar. Gordon Murray, the designer behind the McLaren F1, hasn\u2019t been resting on his laurels since the mid-1990s, though. After nearly 20 years with McLaren, he\u2019s started his own shop. Half a decade ago, he stunned the world with the GMA T.50<\/a>. Now, the T.50 is being elevated even further. Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) is introducing, essentially, a modernized McLaren F1 GTR<\/a> dubbed the GMA S1 LM. And though its BMW power plant might be MIA, the lineage couldn\u2019t be clearer.<\/p>\n

GMA Goes F1 With the S1 LM<\/h3>\n

As we mentioned, the GMA S1 LM is based on the T.50. But GMA took steps to better align the car\u2019s exterior design with the McLaren F1 GTR of yore. The car\u2019s aluminum and carbon fiber tub is shod in new carbon fiber bodywork displaying an array of strakes, divots, and intakes \u2014 likely in the name of aerodynamics but also paying clear homage to the F1. Five-spoke wheels pay clear homage to the F1 GTR\u2019s wheels. While the S1 LM loses the rear fan adorning the back of the T.50, it gains a quad exhaust, F1-style lighting, and F1-inspired badging. It also gains a unique aero kit comprising a front splitter, rear diffuser, and multipiece rear wing. A lower roofline and lower ride height further further differentiate the car from the T.50 it\u2019s based on.<\/p>\n

As in the T.50, the S1 LM\u2019s engine is in the back. While the BMW-sourced S70 is out, GMA has a modern V12 engine that\u2019s more than capable of stepping in. The 4.3-liter V12 produces around 690 horsepower (700 PS) and is capable of revving to an otherworldly 12,100 rpm. Like the McLaren F1, the S1 LM features gold foil heat shielding in the engine bay. The V12 bolts up to a manual gearbox that shares its casing and internals with the T50\u2019s. The S1 LM does not share a suspension with the T50; GMA claims it\u2019s \u201cbespoke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Room For Three<\/h3>\n

Inside, the S1 LM even replicates the BMW-powered F1\u2019s odd three-across seating arrangement. Although, that shouldn\u2019t be a surprise \u2014 that\u2019s actually a holdover from the T.50, too. The central driving position, clean gauge layout, and premium materials are a common thread across all Gordon Murray-designed vehicles. There is no reason to expect anything different here in the S1 LM.<\/p>\n

The three-seater layout means that only fifteen people on Earth could ever find themselves sitting in an S1 LM at the same time. GMA is producing \u201cthe client\u201d only five examples of the car. The phrasing certainly indicates that just one (very good) customer is taking home all five, but we\u2019re speculating. Despite channeling the F1 GTR \u2014 the race version of the F1 \u2014 the S1 LM is completely road legal. No word on price but deliveries begin in 2026. These are the kind of cars we love seeing. We appreciate GMA making the best of the best as good as it can be thirty years later. Even if we\u2019ll never sit in, let alone drive, one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The McLaren F1 was one of the most important cars of the 20th century. And thanks to a BMW-supplied V12 engine underneath the rear clamshell, it\u2019s likely more than one BMW enthusiast\u2019s dream supercar. Gordon Murray, the designer behind the McLaren F1, hasn\u2019t been resting on his laurels since the mid-1990s, though. After nearly 20 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}