It's from 1989 and was famous for it's revolutionary aerodynamics. It had two large flaps on the rear lid that would go up or down depending on if you were turning, accellerating, or braking. If you were turning, the one opposite to the side you were turning would raise putting downforce on the wheel that needed the most traction, and when you decellerated, both flaps would raise, sort of like how a Veyron has that spoiler that acts as a brake.

I found this car on Gran Turismo 4, so I did some research on it... It's super light weight, somewhere around 2400lbs, has around 300hp (turbo), AWD, and had variable aerodynamics. It looked weird, but was a really cool design, I'm sure that car would be really fun to toy around with! Here are some pics to give you an idea of it's weird flaps.









The rear aero flaps are def the weirdest things about this car... In the pic above you'll notice only one flap is up, that's because the car is turning and the flap is creating down force to the outer wheel, AKA the one wheel that needs the most traction. Weird, huh?

Here's a shot of both flaps up, this happens when you hit the brakes at high speeds, just like a Veyron.




I gotta say, this car on Gran Turismo 4 is pretty bad ***, especially when you give it a few mods. 2,050lbs, a lot of HP, GREAT handling due to the "flaps" and it's overall aerodynamics. Def one of the better handling cars in the game. (non-racecar)




While I was searching I found this Lancia Stratos concept, which is the ugliest car Ive ever seen in my whole life!





WOW!


Here's a link to a thread that covers many, MANY obscure super cars of the past... Check it out, def worth a view! Some WEIRD *** cars in there!

http://retrorides.proboards86.com/in...d=53055&page=6
(Look through pages 1-8, I have it linked to page 6)

 

my eyes my eyes. i can not see......

 

I can't believe this thing is real!





Covini C6W2! Not a photoshop!

 

Why does it have 4 front wheels? Do they know that 3-axle vehicles have to pay a higher bridge toll?

 

ItalDesign - Aztek (Which proves, all cars with the name Aztek are beyond ugly)

 

please stop there is a reason none of us have seen these cars!

 

This MegaTrack would leave our precious subies in the mud, literally.




As ugly as it is, it looks like A LOT of fun off road!

 

The lambo not even a mother could love

Lamborghini Jalpa



Peugeot 9009



The DOME:

 

Don't you mean the inside wheel?

 

Damn, lambo made some FUGLY cars...




Re: Obscure supercars
« Reply #36 on Jan 15, 2009, 10:32pm »
De Tomaso Mangusta
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Lamborghini Jarama
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and a few more concepts that never made out from the motorshows to production...



Lamborghini Marzal

 

Yeah, on the 3rd pic Dan originally posted, the flap is up over the inside wheel.

-Brian

 

I have a book that details a lot of obscure concepts. There are some really, really cool ones. As ugly as most of them are, the ones pre-80s are generally really interesting and give you a sense of how ahead of their time they really were.

 

I think that's actually pretty sick looking, I'd rock it with a set of mud terrains

 

A lot of people think this car is ugly. I think its sick! Especially in that orange. No joke. fastest car on Top Gear btw.

 

Such abominations, but I have to admit some of these I like.