2002 Mosler MT900 S Photon

Somewhere in between the Mosler MT900S street car, an the MT900R race car lies this one-of Photon. Since this car was prepared as a barely street-legal race car, it isn’t much different than the the same car which raced the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car series. For instance the Photon retains the Lexan windshield, the Hewland straight-cut sequential transaxle and tricky metallic clutch from the Race car.

Mosler built the Photon as a showcase of what can be possible on the road with their platform. Probably the car’s highest moment came when it won Motor Trend’s ‘Speeding’ shootout which can be read in the June 2003 issue.

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The Photon can be seen above at the 2002 Pebble Beach Weekend, when it made its debut, probably unknown to the organizers, at the 2002 Concorso Italiano.

In Detail

submitted by	Richard Owen
price $	$ $209 000
engine	LS6 V8
position	Mid Longitudinal
valvetrain	OHV
displacement	5670 cc / 346.0 in³
bore	99.06 mm / 3.9 in
stroke	91.9 mm / 3.62 in
power	324.4 kw / 435 bhp @ 6000 rpm
bhp/weight	453.6 bhp per tonne
torque	542.33 nm / 400 ft lbs
redline	6500
driven wheels	RWD
wheel type	Cast Aluminum
front tires	245/35ZR18 Hoosier R3503
rear tires	305/30ZR18 Hoosier R3503
front brakes	Vented Discs
f brake size	x 330 mm / x 13 in
rear brakes	Vented Discs
r brake size	x 330 mm / x 13 in
front wheels	F 48.3 x 25.4 cm / 19.0 x 10.0 in
rear wheels	R 50.8 x 27.9 cm / 20.0 x 11.0 in
steering	Unassisted Rack & Pinion
f suspension	Double Wishbones w/Coil Springs, Anti-Roll Bar
r suspension	Double Wishbones w/Coil Springs, Anti-Roll Bar
curb weight	973 kg / 2144 lbs
wheelbase	2769 mm / 109.0 in
front track	1727 mm / 66 in
rear track	1646 mm / 64.8 in
length	4801 mm / 189.0 in
width	2007 mm / 79.0 in
height	1092 mm / 43.0 in
transmission	Hewland 6-Speed Sequenial
gear ratios	:1
final drive	3.10 or 2.66:1
top speed	~265.5 kph / 165 mph
0 – 60 mph	~3.1 seconds
0 – 100 mph	~7.1 seconds
0 – 1/4 mile	~11.02 seconds