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Shell joins city car project Durbanite Gordon Murray’s dream to make cities less congested receives another boost Durbanite Gordon Murray’s dream to make cities less congested receives another boost
The future of personal transport in cities, as viewed by Gordon Murray Design with the T.25 car in 2010 (left), and last year between GMD and Yamaha with the MOTIV.e (right). PHOTOS: SUPPLIED SHELL last week announced it have a reputation for engineer plans to support the launch a ing the ultracompact, efficient THE G2 PROMISE: world city car in November 2015, engines that will be needed for working with two automotive the proposed city car • A 114-Point Quality Check • Vehicle History Check • Full Service History • Various Finance Options • Verified Mileage • Ownership Peace of Mind greats, the South African Gordon Shell said in a statement the • Optional 2 Year/Unlimited km Warranty • Optional 2 Year Roadside Assistance Murray and Japan’s Osamu Goto. concept is intended to inspire This takes a step further the thinking about maximising dream of the Durbanbornand personal mobility while mini bred Professor Murray to present mising energy use, helping peo the world’s congested cities with ple get around the world’s ever wheels that are both effective and more congested cities where, by efficient. 2050, up to three quarters of the The three partners call their world’s estimated nine billion collaboration “Project M”, but people could be living. Shell said in a statement in will Vice president of lubricants not continue the work started be Top: Selda Gunsel, vice technology at Shell, Selda Gun tween Murray and Yamaha last president for lubricants sel said since working with the year, as the car “will be a ground technology at Shell. Gordon Murray Design team up, total rethink of the Gordon Below: Gordon Murray. on the T.25 car in 2010, Shell Murray Design T.25 car devel gave a lot of thought on how oped in 2010”. to deliver a car that will use as 2014 CHEVROLET AVEO 1.6 HATCH 2014 ISUZU KB 300 LX D/CAB 4X2, Following on the F1 Mclaren, little energy as possible. 13 157KM, A/C, P/S, MAG. WHEELS, MP3 PLAYER 0NLY DONE 25 212KM, 1 OWNER FROM NEW, Gordon Murray Design was es “We believe this Shell car will EXCELLENT CONDITION tablished in 2007 to develop an demonstrate how efficient a car * * innovative and disruptive manu can be when Shell works in har facturing technology trade mony with vehicle and engine marked iStream. makers during design and build, Gordon Murray Design’s first supplying fuels and lubricants milestone was the T.25 — a proof technical expertise. ofconcept for the futuristic vi The Shell car is not intended sion of urban mobility. When it for production, but to inspire made its debut in mid2010, the thinking about how the effi petrolpowered T.25 instantly re ciency and utility of a car with defined traditional weight, foot a relatively “simple” conven print, safety, usability and effi tional gasoline engine can be CLAIM YOUR VAT BACK ON THIS ONE! ONLY 1 WHITE IN STOCK ciency parameters using Gordon Murray Design’s maximised for city use around the globe and also patented iStream with its innovative use of Formu to prove the benefits of groundup engineering 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK 1.2 L 2013 ISUZU KB 250 LE E/CAB 99 00KM, COMPANY DEMO MODEL, A/C, P/S, 97 851KM, 1 OWNER FROM NEW, la 1 technology, simplified for cost for the everyday collaborations. FRONT E/W EXCELLENT CONDITION motorist. The three parties last collaborated in 1988 on The company prides itself in delivering com Ayrton Senna’s and Alain Prost’s Hondapow * * plete car programmes in a highly efficient and in ered, Shell fuelled race cars that won all but one novative way from concept, design, prototype and Grands Prix that season, a record that still development through to production ready prod stands. uct. Shell and Professor Gordon Murray go back Legendary engine specialist Osamu Goto is a way further; Shell sponsored the first car and en former director of Honda F1, R&D manager at Fer gine Professor Gordon Murray ever built, in rari F1 and member of the board at a Sauberowned South Africa, when he was just 19. company. Geo Technology is his brainchild and — Witness Reporter.
Follow the progress PROJECT M to build the next city car prototype was launched at the Americas round of Shell Eco marathon, a global series which challenges student teams to design, build and test ultraenergyeffi cient vehicles.
Shell Ecomarathon America was held in Detroit from April 912. The Shell car is scheduled to be unveiled in November 2015. Follow the development of the car through the website www.shell.com/Projectm.
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