Mercedes-Benz supercar: The Lotec C1000

The Lotec C1000 By Mercedes-Benz 

So you think the 1,000hp Bugatti Veyron was groundbreaking? What if we told you there was a Mercedes-Benz supercar with the same power output way back in 1995 – a decade earlier than the Bugatti – and one that also claimed a higher top speed? And verified to be at that time the fastest production car ever? The probabilities are, you’ve never heard of The Lotec or the C1000 before. Precisely because there is literally only one in existence. And that’s because the car was commissioned by one extremely wealthy individual from the United Arab Emirates.

Although his identity had been kept a secret  this individual/sheikh must be pretty successful in the oil business, unless he is the kingdom Ruler himself, as in the early 1990s he approached the Germans asking them to build him the fastest car in the world. He wanted something so cutting-edge it would be years before anyone else caught up. The Lotec C1000 is the result. 

Meet the Lotec C1000. Listen to that faint popping in your ear – that’s the sound of your minds being blown.

Thanks to the misty fog of history, it’s also unclear whether the mystery man approached Mercedes or Lotec directly, but Lotec certainly did the majority of the work. This little-known German firm was founded in 1962, started building racing cars in 1969 and expanded into modifying Mercedes and other exotics in 1983.

The C1000 was completed in 1995. And it really was unlike anything the world had ever seen.That 1,000hp figure is hardly unbelievable, since the racing cars pushed 950hp on a routine basis – in fact the Sauber Mercedes C9 is one of the fastest cars ever recorded on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans, reaching 248mph in qualifying in 1989.

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  • With no racing rules to conform to, Lotec was able to focus on the C1000’s aerodynamics to an even greater extent – and as a result, claimed the top speed was 268mph. The 1,200hp Veyron Super Sport averaged 267mph on its world record-setting run (though it did reach nearly 270mph in one direction).
  • With 0-62mph taking just 2.5 seconds, the Veyron Super Sport is comfortably faster in terms of acceleration – helped by modern tyre technology and four-wheel drive.
    But the rear-wheel-drive-only Lotec C1000 still manages 0-62mph in an incredible 3.2 seconds, with 0-124mph taking 8.1 seconds. The former matches the seminal McLaren F1, the latter beats it by a whole 1.3 seconds. The C1000 is seriously fast.
  • Part of the secret to this sensational performance is in the Lotec’s all-carbonfibre construction – from the bodywork to the underlying monocoque chassis, everything is made from the wonderous weave.
    As a result the C1000 weighs in at 1,080kg. Which is about the same as a Ford Fiesta.
  • All of which makes you wonder how on earth Lotec was able to build such a high-tech road car back in 1995. Well, no doubt the company’s background in racing car engineering helped – but there may be an even more straightforward explanation.
    Looking at pictures of those contemporary Sauber Mercedes – the gullwing doors, the enormous width of the sills, the unusual position of the gear-level for the Hewland manual transmission – could it be that Lotec converted one of these for road use and added its own bodywork?
    This is apparently unconfirmed, but it would have been a brilliant way of going about this project. There are various road-going versions of the Porsche 962 Le Mans racer, after all.
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  • However Lotec and Mercedes did it, the project absolutely definitely cost millions of dollars – perhaps as much as $3.4 million. Back in 1995.
    Today that’s equivalent to around $5.4 million, which is in turn around £3.4 million.
    
    

 
The prominent Mercedes badge on the front is justified by the engine (at the very least, as we’ll see in a moment). This is a twin-turbocharged 5.6-litre V8 related to the 5.0-litre units used in the Sauber Mercedes Group C prototype racing cars that tore up endurance events such as Le Mans in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Lotec (or Mercedes…) did quite a lot of work on the motor, boring it out by an extra 600cc, and fitting different turbochargers. Officially, Lotec claims 850hp and 722lb ft of torque, but there’s a widely held belief that it actually produced 1,000hp. Hence the C1000 name.

Idiots and their cars

Stupid Road Trips Go Wrong

Traveling is fun, however it can get risky. Exiting your comfort zone increases the probability that something may go awry, especially when it comes to driving in countries other than your own. In some cases, just like the one above, dreadfully awry. however whereas such stories might be mortifying at the moment, they furnish us masses to laugh about subsequently. Always remember that the foundation of comedy is tragedy e.g. me slipping on a banana peel is tragic, you slipping on a banana peel is comic. 
Considering that in mind, let’s explore: When Road Negotiating Fail.



It’s winter so we’ll begin with some photos of drivers failing to navigate icy roads properly. This driver just wanna do a seesaw game in his car.

 
At the very least, that guy doing the balancing act above was ready to get into his car. not sure what the procedure is for when your car is completely encased in ice. Could any snowbound readers enlighten us?
 
This driver saw a scary apparition in the snow. Kind of gives a new meaning to the phrase “scared straight.”


Not that driving in the rain is fool-proof either, especially when combined with, you know, a giant log flying off the back of a truck and straight at your head.


But don’t be duped into thinking that driving behind a potato truck is any safer; you might end up being attacked by the potatoes.


She does not have a bath tub at home


When driving abroad, make sure you understand the terrain. Even the most heavy duty of Hummer vehicles can fall victim to a swamp. So look where you are going buddy.

 
..and please do not provoke the elephant by having sex inside your van?

 



Fortunately all Hummer drivers can take comfort in their ability to mercilessly (and literally) crush their parking competition.


And speaking of parking, always make sure to choose a spot that’s away from a giant volleyball.


Or an airport runway.


Or directly under the tree when a storm is brewing.



If you want to drive your own rented limo, make sure you understands how to drive in the city. We can still hear the San Franciscans laughing about this one.


This is very ingenious. Turning a bus into a bridge


WTF? I am sure there was a road in front of this garage yesterday


BMW (Bum Moron Witless) driver. You are supposed to engage forward gear.


Trying to squeeze your car, no matter how small, onto a pedestrian walkway is never successful or advisable.


Ultimately, traveling is a lot like life. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. The important thing is to keep moving forward.


...but not into the local Fat Duck Chinese restaurant (Haiyyaaah) or into the pool (Oops).

Last however not least, we know that beach parking will be troublesome to seek out within the summer months, but if you select to leave your vehicle right by the shore, forever remember when high water rolls in. You’ve solely got one chance: wrong parking and your car will be playing submarine before too long.

DeLorean: the Normal and the Strange

DeLorean collector has it all

Meet Mr Rich Weissensel:
Not many autos from the 1980s have ever drawn truly to the extent that as of the Delorean. Fueled by its featuring part in the "Back to the Future" motion pictures, the interest developed the minute "Doc" Emmett Brown and his wild ash grey locks emerged from behind the famous gullwing entryways. It didn't safeguard the Delorean from disintegrating after building only 9,000 autos, however it transformed those that were completed into instant classics.

In the course of recent decades, managers of the Delorean DMC-12 have embarked on making better the auto's numerous challenges; motor redesigns, better exhausts and brought down suspension — while leaving the greater part of the auto as stock as would be prudent. In any case a solitary Delorean fan who got fixated on the vehicle route before Marty Mcfly hit 88 mph has remixed the stainless-steel Delorean shape into car manifestations as unusual and splendid of any a being ever behold.

Rich Weissensel first met founder John DeLorean at a Cleveland auto show back in 2000. He’d long had ideas to make custom DeLoreans, and after speaking with the founder, began sketching ideas. The following morning he presented his rough mock-ups over breakfast.
“John told me, ‘Well, if you think you can do it, do it.’ He probably thought I was crazy. But two years later, I had two or three of the projects done and ready for display at a DeLorean car show,” said Weissensel when I visited his weekend home in Piper City, Ill.

As one pulled up at the unnoticeable farmhouse, encompassed by corn fields and prairie, the autos emerged like Russell Brand at a neighborhood Tupperware party. Sat on the open grass was a Delorean roadster, a six-door Delorean limousine, and the D-Rex — a beast truck Delorean. What was absent, sadly, was his  hovercraft Delorean. Yes, an air cushion vehicle, briefly out of commision. By and by, this was maybe the most crazy single-mark auto gathering anyplace in the nation. 





"The Roadster was one of the first tasks I tackled," said Weissensel, as we roasted in the 97-degree heat. "I grabbed a car with substantial roof and fire damage, and took some ideas of the definitive roadster plans made by craftsmen in the mid '80s." Weissensel is currently re-trying the definitive Roadster into what he calls his "version two form," and the undertaking is nearing its finish.Weissensel wasn't born into money so that he can undertake such financially draining challenges on a whim. Instead, he worked 18-hour days for two straight years, without a day off, to create an opportunity for him to live out his passion.
I rapidly ask after the unbelievable Delorean limousine, extending the length of a school transport bus. Its inside remains unfinished. A false setup was introduced for visual purposes at an auto show in the past year prior, yet with that now uprooted, Weissensel has set his sights on finalizing his most testing undertaking to date. This won't be your commonplace Vegas limo, utilized as a contrivance for unpleasant bachelorette parties gatherings, you understand. Rather it guarantees to be a legitimate Delorean. Just an extended one. With six gullwing entryways.

The automobile uses components from 5 or six completely different cars. The unused doors from the convertible found a range in this project, along side variety of extra broken vehicles. Weissensel didn’t wish to kill any of the 9000 DeLoreans produced; rather he waited till donor cars became accessible. the method was notably complex: “Making a DeLorean limo with six doors, you've got captured panels wherever you can’t create important changes while not effecting the opposite panels. This project has already been within the works for twelve years and it’s not however done. It’s a massive quantity of labor.”
 

The automobile uses components from 5 or six completely different cars. The unused doors from the convertible found a range in this project, along side variety of extra broken vehicles. Weissensel didn’t wish to kill any of the nine,000 DeLoreans produced; rather he waited till donor cars became accessible. the method was notably complex: “Making a DeLorean limo with six doors, you've got captured panels wherever you can’t create important changes while not effecting the opposite panels. This project has already been within the works for twelve years and it’s not however done. It’s a massive quantity of labor.”
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The automobile uses components from 5 or six completely different cars. The unused doors from the convertible found a range in this project, along side variety of extra broken vehicles. Weissensel didn’t wish to kill any of the nine,000 DeLoreans produced; rather he waited till donor cars became accessible. the method was notably complex: “Making a DeLorean limo with six doors, you've got captured panels wherever you can’t create important changes while not effecting the opposite panels. This project has already been within the works for twelve years and it’s not however done. It’s a massive quantity of labor.”
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Next to the automobile stood a DeLorean dirt thrower that towered several feet higher than my head. Despite its evident lunacy, the D-Rex solely took a month to finish. Weissensel explained however this idea was already in motion before he began work: “It was a DeLorean with extensive damage that was mounted to a trial K5 sport coat chassis." when denudation it down, a 12-inch Super raise kit was put in, as were 44-inch Super Swamper tires on tailored 14-inch wheels. “All the items were a little bit more available, and whatever wasn’t," he said, "was simply made-up. therefore it didn’t take too long to finish."

Rich then asked if I’d wish to offer the D-Rex a spin. therefore with instruction on mounting such a colossal beast while not breaking the truck (or myself), I climbed aboard and readied to travel. The noise once firing the engine was immense: “It’s just about simply straight piping,” aforementioned made.

Top tip: If you ever drive a monster truck DeLorean, be sure to bring ear plugs.
The D-Rex drove with ease, and although it wasn’t particularly fast and suffered from a dollop of bump steer, it certainly left a magnificent impression. My face, however, was staring intently at the road somewhere below, trying to maneuver down a small off-road path where we could push the limits of the truck more prominently.



Here, we have a tendency to hung out blatting round the lot, bouncing on jolty trails, enjoying immature sensible vibes. Rich has done several TV appearances within the D-Rex, and started telling regarding one recent, surreal episode in which Christopher Lloyd himself lay flat on the small parcel shelf behind the seats, while the D-Rex soldiered on. This automotive clearly includes a Brobdingnagian history, and you may much feel the stories being told through the aged steering wheel and worn animal skin seats.
By this time, I’d grown wildly hooked up to the beast. With no air con, we have a tendency to spent most of our drive with the doors swung open, making an attempt to salvage any cooling from the nice and cozy western breeze. However despite the warmth, I did not want to stop.


Eventually, I had to. Shortly after disembarking, Rich let me drive his (almost) stock DeLorean DMC-12. It had the aforementioned Stage 2 changes to the Peugeot-Renault-sourced V-6, boasting 200hp instead of around 130. It also had the upgraded exhaust and lowered suspension. It drove beautifully, like a soft, comfortable cruiser. It had working air conditioning.
And I wanted to drive to Florida in it. Just because.
The character exuded from a DeLorean - stock or not - remains quite remarkably amazing. Weissensel pointed out how the original DeLorean has collected a few untrue myths over the years; like how the DMC-12 was overweight for its era, when at 2,710 lbs. in 1981, it weighed less than a ’81 Porsche 911 SC, and considerably less than the 3,307 lb. ’81 Corvette Coupe.
For me, I’ve always been mesmerized by the DeLorean, and yet growing up in the UK, I’d never had the chance to drive one; hell, I'd barely ever set eyes on one. Not only did Rich and his garage offer me the chance to live my childhood, “Back To The Future” induced dreams, but I got to observe - and experience - a collection so strange it makes Doc’s hair look tame.
“You’ll have to come back in the winter,” said Rich. “You’ll love driving the DeLorean hovercraft in the snow.”
"Plus," said Rich. "The DeLorean monster truck is a beast when kicking up snow."
Certainly a future I want to get back to.

Bugatti Royale

One of the surprises of last 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed was this 1932 Bugatti Royale.

Bugatti rolled out the rare auto (only six were ever built) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, presenting it to visitors at the Cartier Style et Luxe concours d'elegance.

But could the automaker have had another reason for showing it?






It’s well known Bugatti is planning a new model, a sedan to outmatch all rivals when it comes to performance and luxury (and we’re assuming price, too), which is exactly what Ettore Bugatti had envisioned for the Royale.
Bugatti rolled out the Galibier in 2009 though the concept, powered by an 8.0-liter W-16 engine turbocharged to reach 800 horsepower, was apparently not wild enough so designers went back to the drawing board. We hear Bugatti is still working on the car and perhaps the public showing of the Royale heralds the arrival of the production Galibier, or at least an updated concept.


Whatever the outcome any spiritual successor to the Royale has some mighty big shoes to fill. The Royale stretched 21 feet in length and weighed as much as 7,000 pounds, making it one of the biggest cars to ever be produced. It was powered by a 12.7-liter straight-eight engine, rated at close to 300 horsepower, and its radiator cap featured a stature of a standing elephant sculpted by Ettore’s brother Rembrandt Bugatti.



This particular Royale is car with chassis #41111, the second ever built (not including the original prototype) and the first to be delivered to a customer. It originally featured a roadster body designed by Ettore’s son Jean Bugatti and was sold in 1932 to French clothing manufacturer Armand Esders. He eventually sold it in 1938 to a French politician who had it converted to a coupe. It is now owned by Bugatti.

The Great Depression of the 1930s sealed the Royale’s fate (only three of the six cars built were actually sold) and we're sure Bugatti is wary of the same happening with any modern version, especially given the economic condition in the automaker’s home market of Europe. Hopefully demand in other markets will once again see Bugatti roll out something as insane as the original Royale.


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Chris Brown: My Aventador and My Sneaker Gotta Match

How lucky can you be?
You have Rihanna the hottest gal on earth then you assaulted her then you got her back and you have all those money to indulge on all your fancy.
Like painting your Lamborghini Aventador the same pattern as your kicks.
A Nike Air Foamposites. Limited-edition white/black/red camo print.

If you happen to be Chris Brown, simply owning a fleet of super-expensive luxury cars is amateur hour. Brown likes to take things a step further by ultra-customizing his rides, as he just did with his latest vehicle.
The singer "kicked" the personalization up a notch by actually having his new Lamborghini Aventador matched to his sneakers.

Wanna own a Lambo?




Yup, that cool pattern comes directly from Brown's pair of Nike AirFoamposites, which he purchased in a limited-edition white/black/red camo print. Apparently, he took a look at them one day and thought, "Hey! Why not paint my car?"

According to TMZ, the owner of L.A.-area body shop JC Customz said the paint job was all hand-done, took about a month to complete, and cost Brown about $15K. The staff posted a photo of Brown's formerly gray car being taken apart for the customization.

Brown was so excited by the finished job, that he gave the guys at the shop a little artwork in return: He spray-painted one of his trademark monsters on their wall!

 


As for the sneakers, as one might figure, they're a limited edition also retailing for big bucks. Nike rolled out the shoe late last year; if you like the look, you can grab a pair on eBay for around $350. A new colorway in classic army green/brown camo debuted in June for the original price of $240.
Fans of Brown's excessive spending reports will recall his past car customizations, which include turning yet another Lambo into a replica of a fighter jet. He also recently wrapped one to look like a Hot Wheels toy.

 
If you want to copy Brown right down to the ride, you best have close to half a mil in your pocket. The Aventador has a list price in the $387K range, which will tip you right over $400K once you add in that rad custom paint job.
I still think she looks garish.
The Lambo not Rihanna.

Chris Brown and Rihanna attended the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
 

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