F1 GTR REBORN: Gordon Murray Revives Icon With S1 LM

Gordon Murray has done it again. At Monterey Car Week, his new offshoot Gordon Murray Special Vehicles revealed the S1 LM: a modern revival of the legendary McLaren F1 GTR. And yes, it’s every bit as wild as it sounds.

The S1 LM is designed as a love letter to Murray’s own creation, the F1 GTR that famously triumphed at Le Mans in 1995. But this isn’t a tribute in name only. The S1 LM is dripping with cues that echo the original, from its snatched waistline and five-spoke wheels to its towering rear wing and wedge-like silhouette.

Underneath that sculpted carbon body sits a bespoke 4.3-litre naturally aspirated Cosworth V12, an evolution of the T.50’s masterpiece, revving to over 12,000 rpm and producing ‘over 700’ horsepower. It’s paired to a precise six-speed manual gearbox, and places the driver in the heart of the car with a central seating position, like the T.50 and F1. The exhaust is wrapped in 18-karat gold heat shielding, a nod to the McLaren F1’s famously opulent engineering.

The S1 LM has a target weight of approximately 953 kilos, which means its power-to-weight ratio is enough to make most modern hypercars look bloated. Ridiculous.

Only five examples will be built, all for a single, very lucky client. Deliveries begin in 2026, but the car’s presence at Monterey has already sent waves through the hypercar world.

In an era dominated by hybrid systems, driver aids, and electrified flagships, the S1 LM is something else entirely. It’s a reminder of the past, history brought into the present with modern engineering, Three pedals, a screaming V12, and a silhouette that still gives goosebumps. True purity certainly never goes out of style.