Gordon Murray - TST Podcast #818

Any and all Gordon TST content is an instant classic. Excited to listen!

What a treat. Gordon is such a breath of fresh air in the world of overstyled hypercars and 3,000 lb.+ curb weights.

Gordon is a living legend. Thanks for documenting these conversations with him.

0:00 Preview 0:38 Sponsors 2:30 Show contents 3:09 Thank you Gordon! 3:25 T50 and T33 4:09 Tall guys in small cars 6:40 Center driving position 9:10 Valkyrie AMR Pro 10:30 T33 Spider exterior design 14:39 1960s aerodynamics 15:10 T33 exterior design continued 20:00 Inlets and outlets in bodywork 22:45 NASCAR Sponsor 24:00 Luggage compartments 26:18 NA vs turbo exterior design 26:50 T33 Spider sound! 27:42 Roofpanel storage and luggage 28:30 Last thing to approve on T50? 30:40 Challenges with convertibles 34:07 Gordon helping customers spec their cars 35:10 The buyers for T50 and T33 38:05 Color and spec choices 40:40 Who is buying T50 42:25 No touchscreens or column stalks 43:19 Steering wheel design 46:02 Patreon 46:24 Carbon fiber wheels 48:10 Gordon on the C8 Corvette design 50:24 Gordon’s favorite show car to drive fast 52:34 Does Gordon have luxury cars? 53:51 Scariest racecar ever 56:04 Relationship with Colin Chapman 58:10 Hardest track to setup the car 1:02:30 Overtaking in F1 compared to the past 1:03:55 Unable to incorporate into T50 1:04:23 Who gets the first T50 1:05:34 Gordon’s take on a $100k car 1:08:18 Taurus SHO and boats 1:11:40 Small manufacturer rules 1:12:28 Guilty pleasure car to drive 1:14:49 Greatest piece of industrial design 1:17:10 Gordon can stop collecting and designing 1:19:40 Missed opportunities to make manuals 1:20:37 Koenigsegg’s synthetic manual 1:22:30 What impresses Gordon right now 1:24:40 Can Matt drive a T50 or T33? 1:25:30 Difficulty with high revving engines 1:27:15 Gordon’s next visit stateside

I could listen to Gordan Murray talk, for hours.

A catch-up with Gordon every 6 months or so on the show would be a real treat (schedules permitted). By far one of my favorite guests. Great job fella's.

Gordon Murray is my favorite car designer. I love his mindset and car philosophy when it comes to light weight vehicles.

Matt this conversation is next level! I love how this time, it wasn't you interviewing GM, it was you shooting the shit with GM about an absolute masterpiece. You already got his vibe from the last interview so you were really prepared to just enter his world with this one and it shows. I was not just captivated, I'm mesmerized by every GM interview I can find on youtube, but being mesmerized and then being dropkicked by your intelligent and contextual sense of humour, watching this talk was a very enjoyable experience as a fan of yours and a petrolhead. So thank you for bringing him on. It looks like you really enjoyed that as a fan as much as we did as a fan of both of you.

The T.33 is such a beautiful car.

the man is a true genius, and the t50 in person was a true spectacle to the eyes and ears

Such an amazing listen thank you Gordon also great interviewing Matt and Zach

Huge cred to Matt for engaging on an intellectual level that Professor Murray clearly finds enjoyable and thought provoking.

I love these episodes with Gordon. While there's quite a lot of content of him, it's rare that you see him in a relaxed and casual feeling setting. I feel that's how he is in this and the previous episode he guested on TST. And to me, that always translates to authenticity. Keep it up Matt and Zack! Long time fan here from the Philippines! 🇵🇭

My favorite guest. 👍

Listening to Gordon murry is something i love so much. I could sit and talk and listen to him for days without end.

imagine if Gordon worked closely with, say, Toyota on a new MR-2, to create a true and pure driver's car that's actually attainable by more than 500 people in the world. I think that'd be neat.

The last conversation with Gordon was amazing. This one was even better. Three true car enthusiasts who get it. Gordon seems to truly appreciate and enjoy the great questions and comments. The one question I want to ask him is what is coming next after the T33. He's built this beautiful factory, so there has to be more brilliant cars in his mind.

This man is an absolute living legend. Very cool to get him on TST again!

Gordon is beyond cool. He's on his own level. Also some great questions from the viewers. Certainly better than the, what new Porsche should I buy, flex questions

Brilliant - I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a TST review of the T50 or T33.