1991 Lotec C1000
At their upcoming Scottsdale Auction, Barrett-Jackson will auction the only Lotec C1000 Supercar. Below is the except available from their catalogue:
“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 construction 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.”
Story by Barret Jackson
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| price $ | $575 000 USD |
| engine | Twin Turbo Mercedes V8 |
| displacement | 5547 cc / 338.5 in³ |
| 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 |
| specific output | 153.25 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | bhp per tonne |
| torque | 980 nm / 722.8 ft lbs @ 3800 rpm |
| driven wheels | Mid Engine / RWD |
| front tires | 265/40R17 |
| rear tires | 335/35R17 |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| front wheels | F AP IMSA Vented Discs x Not Available cm / 17 x 11 in |
| curb 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 |
| gear ratios | :1 |
| top speed | ~374 kph / 232.4 mph |
| 0 – 60 mph | ~3.2 seconds |
