Englishman Gordon Murray is known not only for its activities in the "Formula 1", where his team became owners of five titles, but also work to create a unique car the McLaren F1 and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
In 2005, he abruptly changed format and started the city compact. The first offspring of Gordon Murray Design Limited has become an ultra-city-car with a gasoline engine T.25, center-steering and a unique system of doors.
The current electric v.27 - a modification of previous models with alternative propulsion.
25 kW electric motor accelerates the machine up to 100 km / h in 15 seconds and a top speed of just over v.27 100 km / h. With the use of 12-kilovolt set of lithium-ion battery electric trolley can travel on a single charge 160 kilometers.
Stated that v.27 is currently the most economical electric cars - it consumes 29% less energy than electric-Smart and 36% less greedy than the Mitsubishi iMiEV.
Debut of new items will be held in the race RAC Future Car Challenge - in this race on a route London-Brighton participate only environmentally friendly cars or cars with extremely low emissions.