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Cizeta
V16T
transverse-V16 supercar from Cizeta (Claudio Zampolli, Modena)
Photo: Pat Durkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 9 Built
- Years
- 1988–1999
- Engine
- Transverse mid-mounted V16 · 6,000 cc / 6 LFactory: 6 L
- Power
- 403 kW / 547 PSFactory: 540 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 330 km/hFactory: 205 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Marcello Gandini
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 10 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The V16T is one of very few road cars with a sixteen-cylinder engine, mounted transversely behind the cabin in the manner of the Lamborghini Miura. It was the project of ex-Lamborghini engineer Claudio Zampolli with Marcello Gandini bodywork, and only nine were completed in the initial run.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Cizeta V16T (Wikimedia Commons: Cizeta-Moroder V16T)
Photo: Pat Durkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cizeta V16T (Wikimedia Commons: Cizeta-Moroder V16T)
Photo: Pat Durkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cizeta V16T (Wikimedia Commons: Cizeta-Moroder V16T)
Photo: Pat Durkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cizeta V16T (Wikimedia Commons: Cizeta-Moroder V16T)
Photo: Craig Howell from San Carlos, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionSecret Classics states that all V16T coupes still exist; it counts ten coupes including the prototype (RM Sotheby's and Hagerty say nine production cars plus prototype / nine in the initial run) | 102 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
| Total model productionexamples completed in the initial run (prototype 001 additional) | 91 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Claudio Zampolli, a former Lamborghini test driver and development engineer who ran a supercar service business in Los Angeles, set out to build his own supercar in the late 1980s with music producer Giorgio Moroder as investor. The first prototype was shown as the Cizeta-Moroder V16T, but the partnership ended after that car and production continued under the Cizeta name in Modena. Production delays and the car's complexity meant only nine were completed in the initial run; chassis 101 was shown at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show and delivered for the Brunei royal family.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard V16T.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Cizeta (designed by Oliviero Pedrazzi)3 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Based on the 90-degree V8 of the Lamborghini Urraco (two flat-plane V8s on one block)4 Independently researched |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Transverse mid-mounted V165 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 166 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 6,000 cc / 6 LFactory: 6 L5 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | 9.3:13 Independently researchedFrom a level D source. |
| Valvetrain | DOHC per bank, 64 valves, 8 camshafts, four cylinder heads4 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Two fuel-injection systems4 Independently researched |
| Power | 403 kW / 547 PSFactory: 540 hp · converted4,2 Independently researchedClaimed figure. Secret Classics gives 399 kW/540 PS; Klassiker.nu 540 "hastkrafter". |
| Power at | 8,000 rpm4 Independently researched |
| Torque | 542 NmFactory: 400 lb-ft · converted4 Independently researchedClaimed. |
| Torque at | 6,000 rpm4 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Manufacturer | ZF2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | Five-speed manual5 Independently researched |
| Gears | 52 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Tubular steel space frame4,7 Independently researchedKlassiker.nu says chrome-moly (chassis and tubing); Supercars.net describes an aluminium honeycomb tub, which conflicts. |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Double wishbones with inboard Koni dampers4,8 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Double wishbones with inboard Koni dampers4,8 Independently researched |
| Brakes | 12-inch rotors with four-piston Brembo calipers4 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Hand-formed aluminium4 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | 2,060 mmFactory: 81 in · converted4 Independently researchedKlassiker.nu gives 207 cm. |
| Height | 111 cmFactory: 111 cm7 Independently researched |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,700 kgFactory: 1,700 kg7 Independently researchedApproximate; the source says the scale showed "somewhere around" this. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 330 km/hFactory: 205 mph · converted4 Independently researchedClaimed, not measured; Klassiker.nu gives 328 km/h, Secret Classics "more than 202 mph". |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 4.5 s4 Independently researchedClaimed, not measured. |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Chassis 001 is the pearl-white prototype with red leather interior and the only car badged Cizeta-Moroder; it has no 17-digit VIN and differs from the production cars in having much larger side air intakes with more strakes, a diagonal crease in the lower body, different lamps and mirrors, and a unique interior. The prototype and the two cars built for Brunei show horizontal bars in the side air intakes, while later production cars also have vertical bars. All cars have four folding headlamps and a large flat bonnet with integrated rear spoiler. The two Brunei cars were later converted to 12-cylinder Ferrari engines, so a V16T with a flat-12 is not a factory-standard car.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
RM Sotheby's Arizona 2021 – 1993 Cizeta V16T (chassis 101) Level B
- 9 examples completed in the initial run (prototype 001 additional)
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2
30 years of Cizeta V16T Level C Secret Classics
- All Cizeta V16T still exist today
- only ten Coupes (including the prototype)
- 399 kW/540 PS
- five-speed ZF gearbox
- rear mounted five-speed ZF gearbox
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3
Cizeta V16T facts Level D HotCars
- Chief engineer, Oliviero Pedrazzi designed the engine
- compression ratio of 9.3 to 1
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4
The impossible 16-cylinder Italian exotic that nearly succeeded Level C Hagerty Media (archived 2021) · 2021-02-03
- two flat-plane-crank V-8s based on the architecture of the eight-cylinder in the Urraco P300
- 64 valves, eight camshafts, ... four cylinder heads
- two fuel-injection systems
- claimed 540 horsepower at 8,000 rpm
- 540 horsepower at 8,000 rpm
- 400 lb-ft of torque at 6000 rpm
- classic tubular space frame
- suspension featured double wishbones and inboard Koni dampers
- 12-inch rotors with four-pot Brembo calipers
- bodywork is made from hand-formed aluminum
- spans 81 inches
- claimed 205 mph ... nor were these claims measured
- 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds
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5
1993 Cizeta V16T, Arizona 2021 lot 139 Level B RM Sotheby's
- transverse mounted 6.0-liter V-16
- with a five-speed manual gearbox
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6
1988 Cizeta-Moroder V16T (chassis 001) Level C RM Sotheby's, Arizona 2022 · 2022-01-01
- transverse-mounted 6.0-liter V-16
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7
Cizeta - utmanaren fran Modena Level C Klassiker.nu (archived 2021) · 2021-03-31
- spaceframe ... krommolydbden
- på höjden mätte den bara 111 centimeter
- Vågen tippade någonstans på 1700 kilo
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8
Cizeta V16T Level C Supercars.net
- Unequal Wishbones w/Coil Springs, Inboard Koni Dampers
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