Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 vs McLaren F1

The Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 has the power advantage — 654 hp against 627, a margin of 27 hp. Power-to-weight tells the more useful story: 663 against 551 hp per tonne, which puts the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 ahead on the figure that actually decides how a car feels. Flat out the McLaren F1 goes further, 240 mph against 226. Off the line the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 is quicker, 2.80 s to 60 mph against 3.20. At launch the McLaren F1 was the cheaper of the two, $815,000 against $3,100,000.