1991 Lotec C1000

[milecoupe]

Originally conceived in 1994 with construction completed in 1995 by a United Arab Emirates Citizen who desired to own the fastest, individually owned car in the world! He contracted Mercedes which in turn also contacted Lotec for the body design. The letter C stands for the carbon fiber (race car), and the number 1000 stands for 1000 horsepower. Power plant powered by Mercedes and body design by Lotec. Power plant consists of 5.6 liter V-8 Mercedes engine, with Garrett twin turbo chargers. Runs on a mixture of unleaded gas, and aviation fuel. Hewkand 5 speed racing transmission and 4 ram AP IMSA racing brakes. Body consists of carbon fiber and Aerospace material frame. Design and engineering cost over $1,000,000 and actual constuction cost was over 1,200,000 total production cost was over $2,200,000. 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds, 0-125 mph in 8.08 seconds, top speed 268 mph."

price $575 000 USD
engine Twin Turbo Mercedes V8
displacement 5547 cc / 338.5 cu in
bore 96.5 mm / 3.8 in
stroke 94.8 mm / 3.73 in
compression 8.5:1
power 633.9 kw / 850.1 bhp @ 6200 rpm
hp per litre 153.25 bhp per litre
bhp/weight
torque 980 nm / 722.8 ft lbs @ 3800 rpm
drive wheels Mid Engine / RWD
front wheels F AP IMSA Vented Discs x Not Available cm / 17 x 11 in
front tire size 265/40R17
rear tire size 335/35R17
weight 1080 kg / 2381 lbs
length 4300 mm / 169.3 in
width 2000 mm / 78.7 in
height 1150 mm / 45.3 in
transmission Hewland 5-Speed Manual
top speed 374 kph / 232.4 mph
0 - 60 mph 3.2 seconds