The Mosler MT900SC is a 2 door coupé style car with a mid mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve supercharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.7 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 630 bhp (639 PS/470 kW) and 800 Nm (590 lbft/81.6 kgm) respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1240 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 306 km/h (190 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4730 mm | 186.2 inches | |
| Width | 2006 mm | 79 inches | |
| Height | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS6 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5666 cc (345.761 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 92 mm
3.9 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 639 PS (630 bhp) (470 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 800 Nm (590 ft·lb) (81.6 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 82.9 kW/litre 112.7 ps/litre 111.2 bhp/litre 1.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
141.19 Nm/litre
1.71 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1774.3 kPa (257.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 708.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Roots-type supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 6.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 11 s
@ 135 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 306 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 515.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.52 PS/kg 378.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 kW/kg 508.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.51 bhp/kg 0.23 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.64 kg/kW 4.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 265/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 335/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 178750 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Mosler MT900SC added 2008-06-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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