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CDA
April 14, 2023
The Lotec C1000 is a unique supercar from the 90s that claimed to be the fastest on the planet. Now it has been put up for sale.
It may not sound like you if you are not a true “geek” of the automotive world, but the Lotec C1000 is a legendary and unique supercar from the 90s which is now looking for a new owner.
Just put up for sale at a high-end car dealer in Miami, USA called Curated, who recently added it to their inventory.
Its price can reach 7 million euros
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As is often the case with small brand vehicles, the birth and development of the Lotec C1000 was quite curious. It was born when an oil magnate from the United Arab Emirates contacted Lotec, then known for building Group 6 and Group C racing cars, and asked me to build him the fastest car in the world: that’s where the Lotec C1000 came from.
And how to achieve the fastest vehicle on the planet? The recipe, almost always, is composed of combine lightness and a lot of power. Thus, Lotec used for the C1000 a carbon fiber chassis that was completed with lightweight carbon fiber body panels that together barely declared a weight of 1,080 kg.
At the same time, this supercar rode a 5.6 liter V8 engine sourced from Mercedes-Benz but equipped with a pair of Garrett turbochargers. The car had 1,000bhp of power, which was sent to the rear wheels via a five-speed Hewland racing transmission.
With all this together, the Lotec C1000 is capable of accelerating from 0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds0-200 km/h in 8 seconds and reach a top speed of 341 km/h.
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Now, as we say, the only copy manufactured is for sale by the Curated dealer with just 4,145 km to his credit. Its original price, in 1991, was around 3.3 million euroswith a cost currently that can be placed at 7 million euros, a rate within the reach of very few.
