Yamaha OX99-11

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Yamaha OX99-11 V12
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Overview
Manufacturer Yamaha Motor Company
Production1992 (3 prototypes)
Designer Takuya Yura
Body and chassis
Class Sports car (S)
Body style 1-door coupe
Layout RMR layout
Doors Canopy doors
Powertrain
Engine 3.5L OX99 70° V12
400 hp (300 kW) @ 10,000 rpm
Transmission 6-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,650 mm (104.3 in)
Length4,400 mm (173.2 in)
Width2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Height1,220 mm (48.0 in)
Curb weight 1,150 kg (2,540 lb)

The Yamaha OX99-11 was a sports car project designed by Yamaha's subsidiary Ypsilon Technology and International Automotive Design (IAD) that was supposed to enter production in 1994.

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Background

The OX99-11 project was a collaboration between Yamaha and International Automotive Design (IAD), but the budget disagreements between the two parties let the project handed over to the Yamaha's subsidiary, Ypsilon Technology. It was aimed to bring the Formula One technology to the road.

Design and technical

The OX99-11 was built on the carbon fiber monocoque chassis with the hand-beaten aluminium panels for the bodywork, including the central driver's and a passenger seat positioned behind.

The OX99-11 was powered by the 3.5L V12 engine derived from the Yamaha's Formula One engine detuned into 400 hp (300 kW) @ 10,000 rpm and a transversely mounted 6-speed manual transmission for road use.

Cancellation and demise

However, the global economic recession of the early 1990s led significant challenge of the project. High costs of the building ($800,000 to $1,000,000) had initially took six months to build and delays resulting financial struggles. With an incredibly ambitious F1 derived V12 powerplant essentialy build for a supercar with an unexceptional price for the market, thus led the cancellation of the project.

One of the known prototype was located at Iwata, Shizouka at the Yamaha Motor Company's Communication Plaza while the other two was handed by the private collector.

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