T.25
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The T.25 or Type 25 is a city car
designed by Gordon Murray
, who created the iconic McLaren F1
supercar. Murray and his team based in Shalford, south east England have been working on the design for the past three years and, until now, have kept the exact details of the car firmly under wraps. The car made its first public appearance on June 28, 2010 at the UK's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment in Oxford.
AG's popular Smart Car
. The centralized driving position is also a feature of Murray's iconic McLaren F1; central instrumentation and controls are perhaps its most obvious traits borrowed from Formula One. It is a Three Seater Car with a rear mounted three-cylinder petrol engine. From the details released by its designer Murray, three T.25s can be parked in one standard UK parallel parking space, thereby potentially trebling much needed urban parking capacity; in addition, its compact size will allow two T.25s to travel side-by-side (theoretically) in one UK motorway lane. An electric version
, called the T.27, was unveiled in June 2011. Both cars are expected to have a top speed of 65 miles per hour (29.1 m/s).
City car
A city car is a small car intended for use primarily in an urban area.City cars are sold worldwide and most automotive industry manufacturers have one or two in their line-up. In North-America city cars are often referred to simply as "subcompacts" alongside the superminis. These kind of cars...
designed by Gordon Murray
Gordon Murray
Prof. Gordon Murray , is a renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the McLaren F1 road car.-Early life:...
, who created the iconic McLaren F1
McLaren F1
The McLaren F1 is a supercar designed and manufactured by McLaren Automotive. Originally a concept conceived by Gordon Murray, he convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior of the car...
supercar. Murray and his team based in Shalford, south east England have been working on the design for the past three years and, until now, have kept the exact details of the car firmly under wraps. The car made its first public appearance on June 28, 2010 at the UK's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment in Oxford.
Description
At 2.4 m (7' 10½") long, 1.3 m (4' 3") wide and 1.6 m (5' 3") high; the T.25 is smaller than DaimlerDaimler
- Daimler with reference to motor vehicles :refers to:* Gottlieb Daimler , German automobile inventor- Business co-founded by Gottlieb Daimler :...
AG's popular Smart Car
Smart car
Smart car may refer to:*Intelligent car, a car with artificial intelligence*Smart , the automobile brand...
. The centralized driving position is also a feature of Murray's iconic McLaren F1; central instrumentation and controls are perhaps its most obvious traits borrowed from Formula One. It is a Three Seater Car with a rear mounted three-cylinder petrol engine. From the details released by its designer Murray, three T.25s can be parked in one standard UK parallel parking space, thereby potentially trebling much needed urban parking capacity; in addition, its compact size will allow two T.25s to travel side-by-side (theoretically) in one UK motorway lane. An electric version
Electric car
An electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...
, called the T.27, was unveiled in June 2011. Both cars are expected to have a top speed of 65 miles per hour (29.1 m/s).