Just five of the Gordon Murray Special Vehicles S1 LM ‘homage’ supercars are set to be built, and one of them is now up for grabs, providing you can afford it.
The car, overtly designed as an homage to Murray’s 1995 McLaren F1 GTR, was everything a modern interpretation of the most influential hypercar of all time should be.
The lines. The central driving position. Even the quad tail lamps – although this time they weren’t sourced from a tour coach. Murray’s team could do no wrong; the S1 LM was a stunning machine.
Reportedly commissioned as a means to launch ‘Gordon Murray Special Vehicles’, a bespoke creation arm of GMA (Gordon Murray Automotive), the S1 LM was to be limited to just five examples, all apparently, for the same customer.
Turns out, this isn’t entirely true.
Yes, just five examples of the sleek supercar will be built, but now one of them could be yours.
The auction, on 21 November 2025, has an estimated bidding value ‘in excess’ of $US20m ($A31m), and allows the winner to sit with Gordon Murray to create their own ‘dream’ specification of the stunning supercar.
Further, the winning bidder will spend time with legendary IndyCar racer Dario Franchitti to ‘dial in’ their S1 LM and learn to get the most out of it.
The car is to be powered by a 4.3-litre naturally aspirated V12, specifically developed by Cosworth for GMA and the S1 LM. Output is proposed to be greater than 522kW (700hp) at an eye-watering redline of 12,100rpm. The S1 LM is rear-wheel drive and features a six-speed manual transmission.
If this sounds like your bag, and you’ve got some spare cash looking for a rainy-day project, the auction listing notes that the buyer is “responsible for researching and understanding any import restrictions, duties, and other applicable tariffs and taxes that may be due in the intended country of importation.”
This means, on top of your $A31m minimum purchase price, you’ve got 33 per cent luxury car tax (LCT) on each dollar above $80,567 – which comes to a significant $10.2m – 10 per cent import duty on the total value, which is another $4.1m, and finally 10 per cent GST on the lot.
That’s a spendy $49.8m total, but we’ll round it up to a clear $50,000,000 once you’ve paid shipping and insurance.
The upside being, the central driving position makes it potentially road legal in Australia, and you won't park next to another one at Woollies.
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