Leblanc Mirabeau

Not yet had time to settle down the passions around the supercar Koenigsegg CCR, recently selected speed record at the famous McLaren F1, and on the horizon looms a new challenger. More noise in the media about his appearance in the line of the fastest road cars the world has not yet seen. Competitors, too, is to remain calm. Maybe it was just afraid to be ultimately in the last rows of the grid? Who is this brave? Where from? What's your name? The name of this car simply wonderful - Leblanc Mirabeau. If you do not know what we are talking about a powerful supercar terrifying owners accidentally caught on his way Ford, Fiat Citroens, you might think that "Mirabeau" - a new sort of lilac bush grown in the garden of the mythical nymph Syrinx. "To wander around without purpose and by accident, on the fly, come across the fresh spirit of chenille or bright dream." Handsomely. In fact, "Mirabeau" - this is a slow right turn at the historic track the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo between the "Casino" and "train station (Levs)", which, in turn, is called a nearby hotel ...



Shveytsrskaya firm Wysstec - «superkarbilder" admittedly noble. Built in Wetzikon vehicles are described in European media not only as one of the most outstanding in the history of road transport. And if they are not well known to the ordinary motorist in this country and abroad, blame the Swiss "artisan" no. Painfully specific technique that they are "hidden" in the dark, plohoosveschennyh hangar Hoftshtrasse, 101. Philosophy Wysstec - applications of high technology in the field of mechanical engineering and materials science. In other words, the desire and the opportunity to build on the one hand, super powerful, the other - cars superlight carbon fiber, titanium and magnesium.



In line Wysstec two models, which are produced under the brand name Leblanc: Caroline and Mirabeau. Both are made in accordance with the requirements of the FIA, shall be presented by the International Federation for cars, applying for participation in the Le Mans class sport prototypes. True, Caroline to attract the "civil" people has at its disposal a rigid roof. At Mirabeau no such refinement. His element - asphalt race track, the howl of the engine, the speed, the struggle. Leblanc Caroline is equipped with a relatively modest 2-liter turbocharged engine with a number located in the four-cylinder. At the same time it is worth 425,000 euros, weighs 785 kg, gives "on the mountain" 512 hp maximum power and accelerates to 341 km / h. Leblanc Mirabeau surpasses it in all respects and is able, according to the developers, take away Koenigsegg CCR certificate issued by the expert council "Guinness World Records" as the world's fastest road cars. While the "bubbling" in the belly of its engine cylinder capacity of 4, 7 liters - the same one that is on the "Kenigsegg." Are not you ashamed, I ask ...



The specifications for the Mirabeau as the maximum speed stated "modest" 370 km / h, but in Wetzikon argue that ideally this car can accelerate to 400 km / h. In the production of Leblanc Mirabeau is widely used Kevlar, carbon and trudnoperevodimy into Russian special kind of rubber - unobtanium, which today is used by manufacturers of spectacle frames. As a result of "dry" weight of the car was 812 kg. It is about a third less than the Porsche Carrera GT or the Saleen S7, 358 kg - than the Koenigsegg CCR, 570 kg - than the Ferrari Enzo in half the weight has not "born" (not represented by an official order) Bugatti Veyron which, according to its developers, is sure to become the fastest car in the world.

February 28, 2005 (at 12.08 local time) at the test site in Nardo, Italy, Koenigsegg CCR set a speed record for road ("production car") car - 387, 87 km / h, beating the previous record McLaren F1 - 372 km / h. The fastest cars in the history of the European and world car industry: Ferrari Enzo (355 km / h), Porsche Carrera GT (334), McLaren Mercedes SLR (334), Lamborghini Murcielago (330).



The base engine - not the only thing borrowed Leblanc Mirabeau the Swedish supercar Koenigsegg. Accurate data of our new Swiss friends to share in no hurry, but smart people say that this specification 6-speed "sequential" transmission - no more than a 6-step "mechanics" is made by specialists of Cima in Italy exclusively by order of Koenigsegg. Whether it is necessary to "Mirabeau" is the same switch on the orbital Scenes (is part of the so-called "clock" shift gear mechanism, developed in the laboratories of Koenigsegg Automotive Ltd.), could not figure out. We only know that in addition to the standard selectors for Leblanc Mirabeau, the optional semi-automatic mechanism Semiautomatic Gear Shifting of 52 thousand euros. Not too expensive for a car that tax in Europe, sold for 478,000 euros.

Source: Avtoidol
Photo: Wysstec GmbH, Koenigsegg Automotive Ltd.

Some car specifications Leblanc Mirabeau

Weight, kg 812
Dimensions (length / width / height), mm 4550/2000/980
Wheelbase 2800 mm
Track (front / rear) mm 1733/1682
The engine (location) at the rear, behind the seats
Working volume, l 4, 7
Maximum power hp 700
Max. torque 850 Nm more
Max. engine speed, vol. / min. 7600
Body / Frame Carbon
Wheels (front / rear) Le Mans (18 & quot; x 10.5 & quot;) + Le Mans (18 & quot; x 12.5 & quot;) and Street (19 & quot; x 10.5 & quot;) + Street (19 & quot; x 12.5 & quot;) Transmission 6 speed
Max. speed of around 370 km / h

Basic price EUR 478,000