Hillclimb automobiles are the best. Often, hillclimb occasions haven’t any restrictions on energy or aerodynamics, so builders chuck as a lot downforce and increase into their automobiles as bodily doable. That ends in some actually wacky equipment, like this Ferrari-powered Lotus that appears like extra wing than automotive.
The automotive you see right here began off as a traditional Lotus Exige. But it surely’s been slowly developed by proprietor Dawie Joubert into the ferocious creature you see right here. There are acres of bodywork meant to enhance airflow, masking a twin-turbo V-8 engine sourced from a Ferrari 488 GTB—a far cry from the unique automotive’s Toyota four-cylinder.
The automotive has been tuned to 925 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque—excess of the Ferrari’s engine initially made. There is a quick-shifting paddle-actuated transmission, getting energy to the rear wheels. However there is not a lot else. With a curb weight of simply 2,259 kilos, this Lotus is lighter than a Miata.
Unsurprisingly, the Ferrari-powered Lotus is extremely fast. Video printed by the Hillclimb Monsters YouTube channel exhibits the automotive barreling up the (very bumpy) Simola Hillcimb occasion held final Might in South Africa at lightning velocity, successful its class and coming only one second behind the very best time of the day, set by a single-seat open wheeler.
