1991 Lotec Colani Testa D’Oro
Seeking to break a world record for the fastest production car, Swiss-German designer Luigi Colani set out in the late 1980s to modify a Ferrari Testarossa to accomplish the task. The Testa D’Oro was fitted with a Colani-designed body. It features an outrageously long and flat air splitter at the front, jutting out like a giant tongue. The nose of the car itself is pulled into a taut, oval fish-mouthed shape with an air scoop for the braking system. With 700bhp-plus the one-off Testa d’Oro has to be seen to be believed.
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| type | Series Production Car |
| released at | dans house |
| price $ | $480 000 USD |
| predeccesor | 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R |
| succeccesor | 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R |
| engine | Ferrari Twin Turbo Flat 12 |
| displacement | 4942 cc / 301.6 in³ |
| bore | 82.0 mm / 3.23 in |
| stroke | 78.0 mm / 3.07 in |
| compression | 7.0:1 |
| power | 559.3 kw / 750.0 bhp @ 6400 rpm |
| specific output | 151.76 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 454.55 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 900.0 nm / 663.8 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm |
| driven wheels | Mid Engine / RWD |
| curb weight | 1650 kg / 3638 lbs |
| transmission | 5-Speed Manual |
| top speed | ~351 kph / 218.1 mph |
