Coolest ’90s Supercars You’ve Never Heard Of
You may have heard Lamborghini Diablo and Ferrari F50But what about the Venturi 400GT?perhaps Lister Storm?? It may sound familiar from Gran Turismo 2 and the old posters in your room, but you’ve never heard or seen a car on this list … and for good reason. there is.
Many consider the 90s to be the peak of automobiles. The company finally recovered from the gas crisis, the economy was strong, and buyers had cash to spend on impractical cars. I felt it was time for so many companies to challenge the automotive industry and start their own. Super car.. Many couldn’t get followers, or only the owners remembered them and few were sold. So we are here to unravel that old history.
Find PS1 and KornCD. Here are 10 supercars from the 90’s that I’ve never heard of.
9 Callaway C12
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You may not have heard of the Callaway C12, but you may have heard of the car on which it is based. C12 is actually based on the C5 Corvette, Share the same chassis and engine block. Callaway boosted the 5.7L V8 and tweaked the suspension and aerodynamics to a top speed of 200mph.
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Callaway produced only 20 C12s, so if you’ve seen it physically, think of yourself as a blessing. Callaway introduced the C12 to Le Mans, but with little success (a common theme for many cars on this list). The 20 cars produced are actually road-going versions of the cars used at Le Mans and have the same design strategy as the next entry on this list.
8 Venturi 400GT
all right, Gran Turismo 2 Fans make it easier, the rest of us may not even know what a Venturi is. France-based supercar designers 400GT Participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Venturi was quite successful and won several races in the European GT series, but never brought back the Le Mans trophy.
Of the 100 cars produced, only 15 are street legal cars. The rest were prototypes or GT racing cars. Venturi got some obvious inspiration from the iconic 80’s Ferrari …French f40“Interestingly, the 400GT used the Peugeot V6. It’s unfair to say it’s close to stock … but still … the Peugeot V6.
7 Yamaha OX9-11
You may know how to make a Yamaha Ford Taurus SHOVE6, Volvo Inline 5, or their wide range of acoustic guitars … but we don’t think you know them about this. Yamaha manufactured the OX9-11 to bring F1 prowess to sports car racing. The concept began in 1992, and Yamaha was given only six months before the idea could be canned.
Only three prototypes were developed … made the OX99-11 the rarest car on the list (who thought the company that makes dirt bikes had boutique-level production in Europe. Is not it?). The Yamaha 3.5L V12 will be paired with a 6-speed manual. The cockpits are placed in tandem like a motorcycle, rather than side by side like a normal two-seater car. Yamaha did this to make designers accustomed to motorcycle design more comfortable.
6 Lister Storm
7.0LV12 mounted on the front … it makes sense … is that so?Lister packed a Jaguar V12 in front of a lightweight body Can seat 4 peopleIt’s more like a grand tourer than a Le Mans supercar. The giant V12 can generate 546 horsepower and can easily push away a 3,600-pound body.
Only four road-going models were produced before Lister discontinued production of the road car due to slower-than-expected sales. But the racing team continued for another 10 years. Lister had little success in motorsport, but never brought back hardware through the European Le Mans Series in the 1990s. Storm faced many reliability issues, most notably the fragile transmission.Finally, in 2001, he won the FIA ​​GT Championship after violently with his longtime rival Oreca. Successful viper It was pulled out of the series.
Five De Tomaso Guara
Yes, De Tomaso made something other than Panthera. The Guarra It replaced the iconic Panthera in 1994. Depending on the model year, either the 4.0L BMW V8 or the Ford Modular V8 was paired with the Getrag 6-speed. The body is made of lightweight Kevlar and uses state-of-the-art F-1 suspension technology. Another notable point in the design of this car is that it was the last car that Alejandro de Tamasso blessed before it went into production.
De Tomaso has opted out the power steering system and power brakes to save weight. The car clocked in for £ 2,400, proving their efforts to be successful. Only 52 cars were manufactured, most of which never leave the Eastern Hemisphere. It’s doubtful if it will pass American safety standards anyway … the car was so dangerous that I had to wear a helmet when driving the convertible version.
Four Cizeta Moroder V16T
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Is the Lamborghini Diablo V12 not enough for you? Well, you don’t have to look anymore. A small Italian car maker, Cizeta and Moroder, have collaborated to combine two V8s from Lamborghini Urako, called the V16, and put them into a highly remodeled Diablo. Some former Lamborghini designers have also helped with the body panel and front fascia changes so that they don’t look too much like Diablo.
The 6.0L V16 had 64 valves, 8 camshafts and, of course, 16 spark plugs. Thankfully, you can buy that kind of maintenance V16T.. Only 12 were built, and in 1991 they bought a new $ 400,000 car. Also note that one of the car’s pioneers and designers is a musician and actor, not an engineer or producer. I just wonder how one of these will last during an endurance race.
3 MTX Tatra V8
This Czech beast was a production legend until tragic situations prevented it from taking off. Tatra is one of the few car manufacturers in Eastern Europe based in the Czech Republic. In order to appreciate the brand and the Czech automobile industry as a whole, MTX and Tatra have collaborated to develop their own supercar. This car is a handmade body that combines the MTX and Tatra 3.5L V8 and was manufactured from scratch. At the time of production, the Tatra V8 was the fastest Czech car … the best at 165mph. The 0-60 took 5.6 seconds and produced only 3.5V8 to 302 horsepower.
After competing at the Prague Motor Show, it planned to produce 200 cars and pre-order 200 customers. When the MTX Tatra factory was destroyed by fire, only four were made. The MTX Tatra V8 plan was canceled because Tatra could not afford to rebuild the factory due to such limited implementation. Performance and production are disappointing, but MTX Tatra deserves praise for its mission and for laying the foundation for cars such as the Croatian Limac Nevera and the Bulgarian SINR1.
2 Jaguar XJR-15
Wait, Jaguar? Yeah, despite being a major player in the automotive industry, one of their biggest pieces was almost forgotten. XJR-15 is his younger brother XJ220.. So why is the XJR-15 so good?Jaguar uses a proven 6.0L V12 (as opposed to the XJ220’s V6) and has a body Completely carbon fiber.. Many of the design elements of this car were later used in the more famous XJ220 and McLaren F1. The V12 reaches its maximum at 191mph and scoops up the car without any problems.
Like many cars on this list, the XJR-15 is based on the Le Mans race car. But unlike other cars, this car was a success at Le Mans. The XJR-9 and XJR-12, which are the basis of the XJR-15, won the 1988 and 1990 Le Mans 24-hour races. But this will be the last time a British carmaker has succeeded in Salt. Only 53 units were produced, all with right-hand drive.
1 Vector M12
Haven’t found an exotic Diablo yet? Perhaps the answer is a little more homemade. The American brand Vector used the Diablo chassis and V12 as the base for its new supercar. M12.. Vector has made changes to the front and rear fascia and aerodynamics to set it apart from the underlying car. Other than moving the engine a few feet up to improve weight distribution, we made few changes to the mechanism. Diablo’s copycat can reach 60 in 4.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 188mph.
After Lamborghini began competing in GT races, Vector sought to launch a motorsport program using the M12. Unfortunately, the program never started and the car was plagued by reliability issues. The M12 was canceled after 54 models in 1999 when Vector was unable to pay Lamborghini for the parts, but hey … at least it has a Miata turn signal.
