Italdesign Nazca , or BMW Nazca , is a concept sports car developed and introduced in 1991-1993 by ItalDesign Giugiaro , a well-known automotive design company, founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro .
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| Manufacturer | Italdesign | ||||||||||||
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| Body type | compartment (2-seater) | ||||||||||||
| Layout | rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive | ||||||||||||
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Length | 4395 mm | ||||||||||||
| Width | 2085 mm | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1105 mm | ||||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | ||||||||||||
Content
- 1 Technical data
- 2 Nazca M12
- 3 Nazca C2
- 4 Nazca C2 Spider
- 5 Nazca C2 in the film industry
- 6 References
Technical Data
Nazca M12
The car was equipped with a 5 liter V12 engine from the BMW 850i , with a capacity of 300 liters. from. Transmission 5-speed manual. Fully carbon fiber body, with a total weight of 1100 kg. The drag coefficient was 0.26 units. The windshield connected to the side windows of a complex structure, and together they formed the roof of the car. This design provided a comfortable 360-degree view. The doors opened in two steps - first the lower part opened, then the electric side window rose. The car had a spare tire and a small luggage compartment at the back .
In total, three prototypes were built, and one of them with the right steering wheel arrangement - a blue car with serial number 003, was sold in the Czech Republic in May 2011. The sample was produced for the State Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and his brother Prince Jeffrey Bolkiah . This sample was equipped with an increased power S70B56 BMW V12 engine, revised by Alpina .
Nazca C2
The car was first shown to the public in 1992 at the Tokyo Motor Show . Italdesign Nazca C2 has a V88 Alpina engine with a capacity of 4988 cm³, with an increase to 350 liters. from. power. The engine torque is 470 Newton meters. Power is transmitted through a six- speed gearbox , which transfers power to the rear wheels. In 4.2 seconds, the Nazca C2 accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h. The maximum speed of the car in accordance with the factory specifications is 297 km / h. The car is equipped with a 70-liter gas tank and consumes 10.4 liters of fuel per 100 km. Also, after working on the body, the weight of the car was reduced by 100 kg.
Nazca C2 Spider
In 1993, ItalDesign developed a new, slightly modified version of C2 called the C2 Spider. In addition, the engine was redone in this version. It was an independent work of the son of Giorgetto Giugiaro - Fabrizio Giugiaro.
The car is equipped with a 5.6-liter V12 M70B56 engine from BMW 850CSi , whose power is 380 horsepower . The rear part has been greatly changed, side windows have been removed, the glass cover over the engine has been removed. When it rains, the car changes easily in the compartment; the parts necessary for this were located in the trunk.
Nazca C2 in the film industry
Director Carlo Vancina took a model of the Nazca C2 for use in the scene of his 1996 film “ A spasso nel tempo ”.