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Jiotto Caspita

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Jiotto Caspita
Jiotto
aka Type aka here, not up there
Production produced from when to when+total units made (optional)
Class Sports car
Body Style 2-door coupe
Length 178.5 in
Width 78.6 in
Height 44.7 in
Wheelbase 106.3 in
Weight 2425 lb (1100 kg)
Transmission 6-speed Manual, RWD
Engine 3.5 litre Motori Moderni DOHC Flat-12
Power 450 hp @ 10000 rpm
267 lb-ft of torque @ 6000 rpm
Similar similar (competition)
Designer Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort)

The Jiotto Caspita is a prototype midship sports car designed and manufactured by Dome for a company named Jiotto in 1988. The car was billed as the F1 on the Road. The original design of the car was done by Kunihisa Ito, who was the vice-president and chief designer of Jiotto Design Incorporated.

The first car was powered by a Motori Moderni flat 12, a detuned Formula One engine and then in 1990 was stripped and then rebuilt with a Judd V10. Both engines were transversely mounted, and powered through a 6 speed gearbox built by Weismann. The car first made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in the same year, but the project would die out in 1993 due to the global recession which meant lack of demands for supercars. With the Judd engine, the Caspita is capable of 577 horsepower (430 kW) at 10,750 rpm and a top speed of 199 miles per hour (320 km/h), while producing 283 ft·lbf (284 N·m) of torque at 10,500 rpm. The Caspita also features a 6-speed manual transmission, a 0-60 mph time of approximately 4.7 seconds, and a curb weight of 2734 lb (1240 kg).

See Wikicars' comprehensive Jiotto Caspita Review.

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Engine and Transmission

  • Manufacturer Motori Moderni
  • Type Flat-12 DOHC
  • 60 valves total
  • 5 valves per cylinder
  • Main bearings
  • Construction
  • Bore × stroke 84.00 mm (3.3 in) × 52.60 mm (2.1 in)
  • Bore/Stroke ratio 1.6
  • Displacement 3497 cc (213 in³)
  • Unitary capacity 291 cc/cylinder
  • Compression ratio
  • Fuel system EFi
  • Aspiration Normal
  • Compressor type N/A
  • Intercooler None
  • Catalytic Converter
  • Max. output 456 PS (335 kW; 450 hp) @ 10,000 rpm
  • Max. torque 362 N·m (267 lb·ft) (36.9 kgf·m) @ 6,000 rpm
  • Coolant Water
  • Specific output 128.7 bhp (96 kW; 130 PS) per litre (2.11 bhp/in³, 96.0 kW/L)
  • Specific torque 103.5 N·m/L

Performance

0-100 km/h 4.70 s
Top speed 320 km/h (199 mph)
Power-to-weight 409 bhp per metric ton (305 kW/t)

Chassis

Engine location Mid
Engine alignment Longitudinal
Steering rack & pinion
Suspension Front I.DW.CS.ARB.
Suspension Rear I.DW.CS.ARB.
Wheels F/R 9JJ x 17/13JJ x 17
Tyres F 245/40 ZR 17
Tyres R 335/35 ZR 17
Brakes F/R VeDi/VeDi
Brake size F/R 332/332 mm
Braked area
Transmission 6M
Drive RWD
Top gear ratio 1.00
Final drive ratio 3.75

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