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Jiotto
Caspita
Supercar prototype, only 3 built.
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC0 1.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- flat-12 (1989 car), mid-mounted, driving the rear wheels · 3,500 cc / 3.5 LFactory: 3.5 L
- Power
- 336 kW / 456 PSFactory: 450 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 320 km/hFactory: 199 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Jiotto Design (styling)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Caspita was a Japanese mid-engined supercar concept billed as a Formula 1 car for the road. It used a Subaru-sourced flat-12 and an aluminium and carbon-fibre body. It was shown at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, and a V10 version was built, but production never started.
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.
Jiotto Caspita (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC0 1.0
Jiotto Caspita (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Yones · Public domain
Jiotto Caspita (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC0 1.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The project dates back to 1988. Wacoal initiated it, Dome handled research and manufacturing, and Jiotto Design did the styling. The planned car was lightweight, with a mid-engined rear-wheel-drive layout, an electrically retractable rear spoiler, and gullwing doors.
The first version used a 3.5-litre flat-12 detuned to 450 hp, supplied by Subaru and co-developed with Motori Moderni. Subaru supplied the engine to the Coloni F1 team in 1990, but the partnership ended. A second car was made in 1993 with a Judd race-spec V10 producing 585 hp.
Production was supposed to start in October 1990 with only 30 units planned and an estimated price of $700,000. The V10 version did not reach the line, as the car industry was hit by a global recession.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Caspita.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru-sourced, co-developed with Motori Moderni1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | flat-12 (1989 car), mid-mounted, driving the rear wheels1 Independently researchedThe 1993 car used a V10 instead of the flat-12. |
| Cylinders | 121 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 3,500 cc / 3.5 LFactory: 3.5 L1 Independently researchedSource gives 3.5 L for both the flat-12 and the V10 that followed. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 336 kW / 456 PSFactory: 450 hp · converted1 Independently researchedFlat-12 car figure. The 1993 V10 car is given as 585 hp (436 kW) in the same article. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 363 NmFactory: 268 lb-ft · converted1 Independently researched |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Manufacturer | Weismann1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | six-speed gearbox1 Independently researched |
| Gears | 61 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | rear1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Materials | aluminium and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,240 kgFactory: 1,240 kg1 Independently researchedSource gives a 'low weight' without a stated basis. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 320 km/hFactory: 199 mph · converted1 EstimatedEstimate for the 1993 V10 car. The article says the developers never published performance figures. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 4.7 s1 EstimatedEstimate for the 1993 V10 car; the developers never published the figure. |
| 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.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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Concept We Forgot: Jiotto Caspita Level C Adrian Padeanu · Motor1.com · 2016-02-10
- Subaru-sourced 12-cylinder engine co-developed with Motori Moderni
- 3.5-liter flat-12 engine
- a mid-engined vehicle with rear-wheel drive
- Subaru-sourced 12-cylinder engine
- detuned to 450 horsepower (335 kilowatts)
- 268 pound-feet (363 newton meters)
- through a six-speed Weismann gearbox
- rear-wheel drive, six-speed gearbox
- combined aluminum with carbon fiber reinforced plastic
- 2,734 pounds (1,240 kilograms)
- topping out at 199 mph (320 kph)
- sprint to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 4.7 seconds
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