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GMA's T.50s Hits the Hill. Chassis One.
The first customer T.50s Niki Lauda just went public — 761hp Cosworth V12, 25 made, and it runs Goodwood in three weeks.
Chassis 1 wears a South African flag livery honouring Murray's 1974 Kyalami win; the 3.9L Cosworth V12 screams to 11,500rpm for 761hp, track-only, 25 units total. Reddit r/supercars thread is unanimous: 'This is what a hypercar should sound like' — the GMA is quietly becoming the benchmark the Valkyrie crowd argues against.
Gordon Murray Automotive confirmed its Goodwood Festival of Speed lineup, and the headline is unambiguous: the global public dynamic debut of T.50s Niki Lauda chassis 1, the first customer-ready production car from the 25-car track-only series. It will actually run up the Goodwood Hill on July 9-12 — not sit in a paddock. The car is finished in white with South African flag-inspired graphics and gloss black race number '7', referencing the Brabham BT44 that Carlos Reutemann drove to victory at the 1974 South African Grand Prix — Murray's first Formula One win as a designer. The powertrain is a 3.9-litre Cosworth-developed naturally aspirated V12 producing 761hp at 11,500rpm, in a package obsessively focused on weight reduction. GMA has delivered all 100 examples of the base T.50 since its 2020 reveal and is now mid-way through T.50s production. Goodwood also gets the European debut of the S1 LM design model, plus the Le Mans GTR XP1 prototype and the T.33 Spider validation prototype, all making dynamic runs. Four cars. Three on the Hill. All V12. Dario Franchitti is driving. No other manufacturer at FoS 2026 is fielding this density of new metal.
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NEW MODEL
Ferrari's V12 Gets a Manual. Sort Of.
Ferrari CEO told dealers 'wait till July 4' — the 12Cilindri MM's shift-by-wire H-gate on a 819hp V12 is the worst-kept secret in Maranello.
The 12Cilindri MM reportedly uses a Koenigsegg-style electronic H-pattern shifter on the 6.5L NA V12 (819hp, 9,250rpm); Vigna told a Las Vegas dealer conference 'something from the past with eyes on the future.' Ferrarichat is split: purists call shift-by-wire a cop-out; the other half say it's a Ferrari V12 with an H-gate and that's close enough — thread still running.
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna, speaking at a dealer conference in Las Vegas, confirmed a new special model for July 4 with language that was anything but vague: 'We put together something from the past with eyes on the future — wait till the fourth of July, it's really soon.' The rumoured 12Cilindri MM will reportedly not feature a traditional hydraulic manual but rather a shift-by-wire unit that electronically simulates an H-pattern experience, similar in concept to the mechanism Koenigsegg debuted on the CC850. The base engine is the 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 from the standard 12Cilindri: 819hp at 9,250rpm, 500 lb-ft at 7,250rpm. Ferrari has long resisted calls for a traditional manual in any modern model, citing paddle-shift as objectively faster. A shift-by-wire H-gate is a clever compromise — theatre and driver engagement without a bespoke gearbox programme. The 12Cilindri coupe starts above €400,000; an MM special edition with manual theatre could realistically command €600,000-plus. This also represents a significant philosophical shift for a brand that built its last decade on the argument that manuals are dead. The CC850 showed the market would pay for the illusion; Ferrari has clearly been watching. Orders will likely be exhausted before the reveal renders finish loading on your browser.
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EVENT
Arosa. 76 Corners. 422m Up. September.
The 22nd Arosa ClassicCar hillclimb is locked in for September 3-6 — the Alpine event that actually lets engines off the leash is open for entries.
The 22nd edition runs September 3-6, 2026 on the 7.3km Langwies-to-Arosa course with 76 corners and a 422m altitude gain, including a unique 1.2km downhill sector no other Swiss hillclimb offers. The full programme drops mid-summer 2026 on the official site; accommodation in Arosa books out fast — the Pistonheads thread on this event annually reads like a bucket-list confession.
The Arosa ClassicCar is the one Alpine hillclimb that delivers exactly what its audience came for: historic racing machinery, Swiss mountain air, and the kind of intimacy between spectator and car that Goodwood does in a field but Arosa does on a proper mountain road. The 7.3km course from Langwies up to Arosa village centre packs 76 corners into its length, overcomes 422 metres of altitude change, and includes a 1.2km downhill passage unique among Swiss hillclimb venues. For the 22nd edition in 2026, the format remains: Wednesday arrival and static displays, Thursday/Friday main competition days and alpine drives, Saturday final viewing before departure. The event draws collectors and gentleman drivers from across DACH, Northern Italy, and France — the entry list reliably covers pre-war machines through Group B-era weapons. For the Alpine-region reader: Graubünden in early September is on another level for a driving holiday. Combine it with a pass run over the Albula or Julier the day before and you have an itinerary that justifies existence. Full programme and entry details are expected on the official arosaclassiccar.ch site in summer 2026.
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TUNER
Novitec Touches the Daytona SP3. Carefully.
The Novitec Daytona SP3 package adds 28hp to a car with 840hp, a gold-plated exhaust option, and Vossen-forged wheels — because why not gild the lily.
Novitec's SP3 kit centres on a high-performance exhaust for the 6.5L NA V12 with metal catalysts to cut backpressure and free up 28hp, paired with bespoke Vossen NF10 centrelock forged wheels in 20/21-inch stagger; a gold-plated exhaust finish is listed as an option, apparently without irony. The Ferrarichat crowd is diplomatically divided: half call it sacrilege on a car that needed nothing, half quietly asked for the order form.
The Ferrari Daytona SP3 is one of the most extreme cars to leave Maranello in the Icona series — 840hp, 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12, removable roof, 209 units built. Novitec's answer to 'what does this car actually need?' is, to their credit, restrained by the tuner's own historical standards. The performance intervention is a bespoke exhaust with metal catalysts designed specifically for the NA V12, reducing backpressure and optimising gas flow for a claimed 28hp gain. The aesthetics are led by a collaboration with Vossen: the NF10 forged centrelock wheels come in three designs and multiple finishes, with 265/30 ZR20 fronts and 345/30 ZR21 rears emphasising the SP3's wedge stance. Interior work — leather and Alcantara to customer spec — is available. The optional gold-plated exhaust finish is either the most tasteful or least tasteful thing Novitec has ever offered, depending on your latitude. The SP3 starts at approximately €2.2 million before options; Novitec pricing for this package has not been officially stated but context suggests it is not modest. What Novitec has correctly understood is that you do not fundamentally alter an Icona Ferrari — you whisper in its ear.
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