Lotec Sirius

In 1992, Kurt Lotterschmid, the driving force behind Lotec, made a one-off supercar called the Lotec C1000. Weighing just 1080kg, it was powered by an 854bhp road-legal version of the Sauber C9 Le Mans and its 235mph top speed blitzed every big-name supercar bar the McLaren F1.

The prototype Sirius uses the same basic 48-valve 6-litre Mercedes-Benz V12 that powers the Pagani Zonda, and it produces 850bhp. Lotec claims 0-62mph in 3.8sec, 0-120mph in 7.8 and a 242mph top speed with the tallest final drive.

Lotec can produce a maximum of just five cars a year, so the Sirius isn't likely to cause much concern amongst the established supercar makers.

// Extracted from www.evo.co.uk (see full text clicking here)//

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