Kodiak F1
| Kodiak F1 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1983 |
| Assembly | Technical University of Munich Munich, Germany |
| Designer | Mladen Mitrovic |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Concept car |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Chassis | Space frame |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 5,733 cubic centimetres (349.8 cu in) Chevrolet L48 V8 |
| Power output | 450 brake horsepower (340 kW) @ 5000 rpm 600 newton-metres (440 lbf⋅ft) @ 4000 rpm (Projected) |
| Transmission | 5-speed ZF manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,745 millimetres (108.1 in) |
| Length | 4,340 millimetres (171 in) |
| Width | 1,980 millimetres (78 in) |
| Height | 1,120 millimetres (44 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,290 kilograms (2,840 lb) |
The Kodiak F1 is a concept car displayed at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show. The car was the project of Mladen Mitrovic, the owner of a convertible roof manufacturing company, Speed & Sport, who designed the car with the help of the Technical University of Munich and the help of the first computer-aided design.[1] The car's frame is a tubular design, made of kevlar, carbon-fiber, and epoxy. The interior of the car is made entirely of off-the-shelf Momo parts. The car had a Chevrolet L48 V8, Brembo brakes from a Ferrari 288 GTO, a ZF 5-speed gearbox, Pirelli tires from a Lamborghini Countach, and Koni shock absorbers. The original concept was proposed with a tuned Chevrolet L48 V8, with new forged pistons, Brodix cylinder heads, higher compression ratio, and a significantly lighter from stock Flywheel. The Drag racer Larry Ofria had over 30 orders for the car, and as such took it to California to make the car road legal, but it could not pass noise regulations. After this, Mitrovic has managed to get Waggonfabrik Rastatt to manufacture the bodies for the Kodiak, however a fire destroyed the Negative molds for the car. Mitrovic attempted to sue the company through out the next ten years but was unsuccessful.[2] As time passed with the project still "under construction'', the quoted price of the car rose from $48,000 to $117,000. Short on money and investors, Mitrovic gave up on the project in 1989, with 6 units built, however only 1 survives.[3] The unit is the original prototype seen in the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, with it being abandoned outside of a Californian car collectors shop, since 1990, and was sold on EBay in 2009 for $50,000.[4]
Acceleration data
[edit]In the November 1987 issue of Auto Motor und Sport, a unit of the Kodiak F1 was tested. However, it had to use a stock L48 engine to be road legal in Europe, and this unit was using a stock L48 engine so it could be driven in Europe. The Kodiak F1 had the following acceleration data:
| 0–60 kph | 3.2 s |
| 0–100 kph | 5.8 s |
| 0–140 kph | 10.2 s |
| 0–180 kph | 17.0 s |
| 0–200 kph | 22.1 s |
| 1000 m | 25.2 s |
| 40–100 kph (4th gear) | 6.9 s |
| 60–120 kph (5th gear) | 8.7 s |
| 1/4 mile | 13.7 s |
| Top speed | 230 kph (143 mph) |
"Kodiak F1 Deutscher Super Sportwagen". Auto Motor und Sport. November 1987. p. 13.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kodiak F1 1983 (german daydream)". gtsupreme.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Kodiak F1 Flügeltürer mit bis zu 450 PS". autozeitung.de (in German). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ Schrader (2008). "Kapitel Kodiac". Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. ISBN 9783803298768.
- ^ Roth, Dan (2009-01-25). "Rare Kodiak F1 gullwing prototype on eBay". Autoblog: Car News, Reviews and Buying Guides. Retrieved 2024-12-12.