The Jiotto Caspita is a prototype midship sports car

Sports car

A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....

 designed and manufactured by Dome

Dome (constructor)

, literally "child's dream", is a Japanese-based racing car constructor, involved mainly in open wheel and sports car racing.-Background:In 1965 Minoru Hayashi built his first racing car, a rebodied Honda S600 coupe. Belonging to Tojiro Ukiya, it was called the "Karasu" , due to its shape...

 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

Motori Moderni

Motori Moderni was a Formula One engine manufacturer from 1985 through 1987. It was established by the experienced Italian engine designer Carlo Chiti....

 flat 12

Flat-12

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, a detuned Formula One

Formula One

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 engine and then in 1990 was stripped and then rebuilt with a Judd

Judd (engine)

Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England...

 V10

V10 engine

A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanics :The V10 is essentially the result of mating two even-firing straight-5 engines together. The straight-5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...

. Both engines were transversely

Transverse engine

A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the long axis of the vehicle. Many modern front wheel drive vehicles use this engine mounting configuration...

 mounted, and powered through a 6 speed gearbox

Transmission (mechanics)

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 built by Weismann. The car first made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo Motor Show

The is a biennial auto show held in October-November at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba City, Japan for cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles. Hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association , it is a recognized international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs...

 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

Horsepower

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 (430 kW) at 10,750 rpm

Revolutions per minute

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 and 283 ft·lbf

Foot-pound force

The foot-pound force, or simply foot-pound is a unit of work or energy in the Engineering and Gravitational Systems in United States customary and Imperial units of measure. It is the energy transferred on applying a force of 1 pound-force through a displacement of 1 foot...

 (284 N·m

Newton metre

A newton metre is a unit of torque in the SI system. The symbolic form is N m or N·m, and sometimes hyphenated newton-metre...

) of torque at 10,500 rpm. This, along with a curb weight

Curb weight

Curb weight or kerb weight is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables , a full tank of fuel, while not loaded with either passengers or cargo.This definition may differ from definitions used by governmental regulatory agencies or other...

 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).

Dimensions & weights

• Wheelbase 2700 mm (106.3 in)
• Track front 1630 mm (64.2 in)
• rear 1600 mm (63 in)
• Length 4534 mm (178.5 in)
• Width 1996 mm (78.6 in)
• Height 1135 mm (44.7 in)
• Length:wheelbase ratio 1.68
• Ground clearance
• Kerb weight 1100 kg (2,425 lb)
• Weight distribution (Front) 40.00 %
• Fuel capacity 100 l (211.3 US pt)

Engine

• Manufacturer Motori Moderni
• Type Flat-12 DOHC
• 60 valves total
• 5 valves per cylinder
• Main bearings
• Construction
• Bore × stroke 84 mm (3.3 in) × 52.6 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 @ 10,000 rpm
• Max. torque 362 newton metre (36.9 kgf
  KGF
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  ·m) @ 6,000 rpm
• Coolant Water
• Specific output 128.7 bhp 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