Makes › Consulier › GTP · Rare production · 1990
Consulier
GTP
Composite-bodied Chrysler-powered sports car by Warren Mosler; lead says the first series sold about 70.
Still being researched: identification guide. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1990
- Engine
- Chrysler 2.2 L four-cylinder, Turbo II version (K-car engine) · 2,200 cc / 2.2 LFactory: 2.2 L
- Power
- 130 kW / 176 PSFactory: 174 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 249 km/hFactory: 155 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Warren Mosler (design work done or sponsored by him)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Consulier GTP was a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car built around the Chrysler 2.2-litre turbo four, with a composite body. Its racing record in IMSA Supercar events led the series to add weight and then ban it in 1991.
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.
Consulier GTP (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
Consulier GTP (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Warren Mosler's Consulier used a Chrysler 2.2-litre turbo four and a composite monocoque. Mosler Automotive's Series II cars debuted in IMSA Supercar racing at Lime Rock in 1991. Allpar says between 60 and 100 were sold, many to Mosler or his companies. Allpar dates retail sales to 1990, while Car and Driver says Mosler built the GTP in 1985.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard GTP.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Chrysler 2.2 L four-cylinder, Turbo II version (K-car engine)1,2 Independently researched |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Cylinders | 41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,200 cc / 2.2 LFactory: 2.2 L1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Induction | Turbocharged, intercooled1 Independently researched |
| Power | 130 kW / 176 PSFactory: 174 hp · converted1 Independently researchedBrochure figure for stock trim. The company quoted about 195 hp, and racing cars were said to make more. |
| Power at | 5,200 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Manufacturer | Getrag (A-555)1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | Five-speed manual1 Independently researched |
| Gears | 51 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Rear1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Composite monocoque with steel front-suspension subframe and steel powertrain supports1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Fully independent: lower A-arm, upper rocker arm, coil-over adjustable shocks, front roll bar (McKee Engineering design)1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Fully independent: lower A-arm, upper rocker arm, coil-over adjustable shocks (McKee Engineering design)1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Four-wheel ventilated 10-inch discs with hydraulic ABS1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Non-metallic body of S-glass, Kevlar and carbon fibre over a foam core1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | 2,540 mmFactory: 100 in · converted1 |
| Length | 4,370 mmFactory: 172 in · converted1 |
| Width | 1,830 mmFactory: 72 in · converted1 |
| Height | 1,130 mmFactory: 44.5 in · converted1 |
| Front track | 1,540 mmFactory: 60.5 in · converted1The source gives one track figure without a front/rear split. |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 885 kgFactory: 1,950 lb · converted1 Independently researchedSource does not say whether this is dry or kerb weight. Mosler's Series II figure quoted by Allpar is 2100 lbs. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 249 km/hFactory: 155 mph · converted1 Independently researchedFigure as stated in the Allpar article; no test source. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 5.3 s1Consulier's quoted figure; the source also quotes 'under five seconds'. |
| 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.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Consulier GTP sports cars: Chrysler powered exotics Level C Allpar
- Chrysler powered exotics
- the intercooled 'Turbo II' version of the 2.2 liter engine powering K-cars
- 2.2 liter four-cylinders
- the 2.2 liter four-cylinders coming from Chrysler
- the intercooled 'Turbo II' version
- in stock trim, it put out 174 horsepower at 5,200 rpm
- 174 horsepower at 5,200 rpm
- A-555 Getrag five-speed manual
- having rear wheel drive
- The Consulier was a composite monocoque
- a steel front-suspension subframe and steel powertrain supports
- fully independent suspension at all four wheels, designed by McKee Engineering
- fully independent suspension at all four wheels
- Four-wheel ventilated 10-inch disc brakes
- a hydraulic antilock brake system
- S-glass, Kevlar, carbon fibers, and closed cell cross-linked PVC foams
- According to Consulier, the GTP had a wheelbase of 100 inches
- a length of 172 inches
- 72 inch width
- The car was just 44.5 inches tall
- a 60.5 inch track
- the Consulier GTP weighed a mere 1,950 pounds
- top speed was 155 mph
- 0-60 times as both under five seconds and 5.3 seconds
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2
The Ten Most Awesome Banned Race Cars Level C Jalopnik
- Dodge's turbocharged 2.2 K-Car engine
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