Gordon Murray S1 Unveiled as Modern McLaren F1 Tribute

Gordon Murray Special Vehicles has unveiled the new S1, a limited-production road-going supercar designed as a modern tribute to the legendary McLaren F1, during Monterey Car Week. The reveal positions the S1 as a grand touring counterpart to the track-focused S1 LM model shown in 2025, sharing its core architecture but re-engineered for comfort and elegance.

The S1 is the latest creation from the division of famed designer Gordon Murray, who created the original McLaren F1. While the S1 LM was inspired by the Le Mans-winning F1 GTR, the S1 is explicitly pitched as the spiritual successor to the F1 road car. "With the S1, we wanted to show how much beauty and purity there is in this design when the more extreme aerodynamic elements of the S1 LM are stripped away," Gordon Murray said in a statement. He described the car as "exclusive, analogue, and deeply driver focused," but also "more elegant, more refined, and more usable over distance."

Underneath its new carbon fiber bodywork, the S1 is fundamentally based on the same platform as the S1 LM and the GMA T.50. It is powered by a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre Cosworth V12 engine that produces up to 681 horsepower and revs to...