The 1990s and 2000s marked a golden era for supercars, defined by bold design, raw performance, and rapid technological advancement. Iconic models like the McLaren F1, Ferrari F50, and Lamborghini Diablo pushed the boundaries of speed and engineering in the '90s, with the McLaren F1 famously becoming the fastest production car of its time. As the 2000s rolled in, manufacturers began integrating more sophisticated aerodynamics, electronics, and materials. Cars like the Ferrari Enzo, Porsche Carrera GT, and Bugatti Veyron represented a new breed of supercars, combining extreme performance with cutting-edge innovation. This era laid the foundation for today’s hypercars, blending brute force with increasing precision and refinement.
The car used the 659bhp 3.5L Ford Cosworth EC (twin-turbocharged), used in Michael Schumacher's F1 Benetton, which won the 1994 world championship. This result in a nearly-perfect straight line performance **(1/4 Miles in 11.32s, 0-100 in 3.8s, and have a top speed of 350 KPH)**
Powered by a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter DOHC 48v V12 developing 500 horsepower (at 9,500 rpm - 500 shy of its 10,000 rpm redline!) and 335 lb-ft of torque, sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox and helical LSD, the LS60 was LVC’s flagship hypercar of the 1990s.
Installed in an all-carbon monocoque wrapped in carbon-fiber composite panels (yielding a skeletal curb weight of exactly 1,000 kilograms), this engine helped propel the LS60 from rest in just 3.7 seconds and on to a top speed of over 205 mph flat-out.
Aided by its lack of mass, the LS60 was guaranteed to have otherworldly handling and braking, helped by large vented disc brakes at each corner, inboard pushrod-actuated dual-wishbone suspension, and staggered 18-inch forged alloy wheels wrapped in high-performance tires.
With styling cues inspired by those of sports racing prototypes from the 1960s, its voluptuous lines made it the envy of every car enthusiast in the world. Its interior was appropriately pared back, with few creature comforts (except for air conditioning and a CD stereo sound system).
Just 100 road-legal examples (across all variants) were built over a two-year period from 1995 to 1997, and they command seven-figure prices today.
Spyder
In addition to the base model (of which 60 were built), there were two other variants, one of which was the open-topped Spyder. 30 examples were built, and while it lacked the coupe’s bubble-like canopy, it had an equally attractive dual-humped rear deck with integrated roll bars. It wasn’t much heavier, either, weighing just 10 kilograms more than the base model.
Only 10 examples of this even lighter, track-focused trim were made - by omitting the sound system and sound-deadening, as well as fitting a freer-flowing exhaust, and trackday tires, the CS not only weighed 60kg less, but also gripped and went even harder (0-60mph in 3.3s) than the already phenomenal base model.
A surprisingly accurate Sagaris replica, right down to the 5-speed manual gearbox (supposedly a like-for-like equivalent of the BorgWarner T5), but what’s with the partial (light truck) monocoque chassis? I’ve never heard of any 2000s sports car or supercar with that kind of construction, when a spaceframe constructed of similar materials would make more sense.
In any case, the naming scheme for this challenge should be 90sSC - (username) (for 90s entries) or 00sSC - (username) (for 00s entries) for both the base model and engine family.
ill sort it out and re-enter. as for the partial instead of spaceframe… full transparency when I looked up chassis type the AI generated crap from google said it had a spined chassis and I was thinking it was weird.
when you say “build or modify” does that mean i have to make a copy? and also I feel like having a minimum HP output and ranking a car solely on that is a bit mean because it chases numbers and not what the car is actually like to drive.
By these rules i could technically have power only for like 600rpm of the powerband and make 1200hp with a cvt and win everything.
Only available in Escape Velocity Orange with Carbon accents
285mph.
Sidenote
Challenge seems a bit… lax with everything, I expect it not to finish hence a lack of effort from me, but still fun to reimagine things a little. Maybe I’ll make a version of this for the modern Grimsel.
These cars are not a real product of any manufacturer, any likeness or other similarities to real brands is purely coincidence. Actual model may change in final submission.
