The T.25 or Type 25 is a

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, who created the

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supercar. The car made its first public appearance on June 28, 2010 at the UK's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment in Oxford.

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At long, wide and high; the T.25 is smaller than

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. The centralized driving position is also a feature of Murray's iconic McLaren F1; central instrumentation and controls are 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 increasing 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

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, was unveiled in June 2011. Both cars are expected to have a top speed of . Autocar Magazine Reported in August 2013 that the Murray T25 and T27 were confirmed for production, that the city cars project had been sold to a manufacturer, and were estimated to be launched in 2016. As of 2022, this launch had still not occurred.

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