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2001 Lotec Sirius

2001 Lotec Sirius

Created for and by Lotec owner Kurt Lotterschmid. He said “it always a dream to make a completely myself” and that’s what he did with the Sirius. It was made for top speed and could reach a theoretical 400 kph, but the tires limit the amount to 380 kph.

Horsepower is variable dependent on turbo boost. On .85 bar boost the engine produces 1000HP @ 6300 & 1000 NM @ 3400. Both figures go up to 1300 with 1.2 bar boost. This massive amount of power is aided by the twin KKK turbochargers.

This concept car took 3 years to complete. Lotec says they can sell a road going version of this car which would take 1 year to complete. However, no road going versions have been created or sold.

2001 Lotec Sirius 2001 Lotec Sirius

In Detail

submitted by Richard Owen
type Concept / Prototype Car
built at Germany
engineers Kurt Lotterschmid
production 1
price 1,000,000
engine Twin Turbo Mercedes-Benz V12
valvetrain 4 Valves / Cyl
displacement 5987 cc / 365.3 in³
bore 98 mm / 3.86 in
stroke 80.2 mm / 3.16 in
compression 8.5:1
power 994.8 kw / 1334 bhp @ 6300 rpm
specific output 222.82 bhp per litre
bhp/weight 1042.19 bhp per tonne
torque 1300 nm / 958.8 ft lbs @ 3400 rpm
driven wheels Mid Engine / RWD
front tires 225/45ZR18
rear tires 345/35ZR18
front brakes Brembro Discs
front wheels F 45.7 x 24.1 cm / 18.0 x 9.5 in
rear wheels R 45.7 x 33.0 cm / 18.0 x 13.0 in
curb weight 1280 kg / 2822 lbs
length 4120 mm / 162.2 in
width 2080 mm / 81.9 in
height 1120 mm / 44.1 in
transmission 5-Speed Manual
top speed ~400 kph / 248.5 mph
0 – 60 mph ~3.7 seconds