Design and engineering complete on Gordon Murray's T25 city car
According to a report on Autocar, Gordon Murray has received interest from over a dozen international companies that are interested in setting up franchises to sell the innovative T25 city car. Interestingly, very few of the interested parties are actual established automakers. That's a good thing according to Murray, who says, "Our theories and processes are ideal for investors with a clean slate who are getting into cars for the first time."
Design and engineering work on the T25 is apparently now finished. Selected companies will create iStream factories that are set up to assemble the little cars and are supposed to be one-fifth the size of conventional auto factories. The same basic platform, complete with a gas-powered three-cylinder powerplant driving the rear wheels, will be able to accommodate such diverse vehicles as a passenger car, a pickup truck and an MPV. Click here to see a few shots of the T25 shrouded in a black cloak. See more shots of the T25 after the jump.
Gallery: Gordon Murray T.25 teaser shots
[Source: Autocar]
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pelliot 11:50AM (2/26/2009)
OK, so Murray is looking for naive investors "Interestingly, very few of the interested parties are actual established automakers. That's a good thing according to Murray, who says, "Our theories and processes are ideal for investors with a clean slate who are getting into cars for the first time."" I'm sorry, but I hear alarm bells going off. This is looking like a scam.
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Throwback 12:30PM (2/26/2009)
I don't think it's a scam, I think established companies don't see anything innovative about the design or the process. Take Toyota, their IQ is avaialble now and it is everything Murray claims his car to be. I like Murray's previous work but I suspect his is just another Smart clone.
Frank Boulton 6:08PM (8/01/2009)
The T25 has been in incubation so long you might wonder if ther is something wrong. One would have imagined Murray's ability was such that he could have developed such a long time concept much quicker, maybe he has been changeing his mind or has learned that there is a costing problem to be successful in it's intended market.
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