Jiotto Caspita
| DOME Jiotto Caspita | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DOME Co. Ltd. |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
The Jiotto Caspita is a prototype mid-engine 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 longitudinally 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 283 ft·lbf (284 N·m) of torque at 10,500 rpm. This, along with a curb weight of 2734 lb (1240 kg), gives the Caspita a 0-60 mph acceleration time of approximately 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 199 miles per hour (320 km/h).
Specification
Dimensions & weights
- Wheelbase 2,700 mm (106.3 in)
- Track front 1,630 mm (64.2 in)
- rear 1,600 mm (63.0 in)
- Length 4,534 mm (178.5 in)
- Width 1,996 mm (78.6 in)
- Height 1,135 mm (44.7 in)
- Length:wheelbase ratio 1.68
- Ground clearance
- Kerb weight 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
- Weight distribution (Front) 40.00%
- Fuel capacity 100 L (22.0 imp gal; 26.4 US gal)
Engine
- 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