Dome Zero

The dome Zero was a car that nobody suspected from the Japanese in 1978. It looked crazy, crazier then a Lamborghini Countach to exact. It never left the factory unlike the Countach for some very good and bad reason. Some of those reasons where for example the fact that Japan had very strict rules on cars witch Dome could not fulfill do to lack unlike the other mainstream  Japanese automakers. They also made a race edition to race at the 24 hour Le Mans race, but the Zero did not finish and only managed last place a year latter, so the project was dropped. Even if the Zero had made it off the factory floor there was the lack of power. It only had Nissan 2.8 liter I6 which produced 145hp but the car itself only weighed 2,028 giving it a power to weight ratio equivalent to the Porches of the day. The Zero was to be offered for $32,820 back in 1980.

GTA Motor Spano

The Spano is a small Spanish car that was built by engineers that have had several years experience with racing. Even though the Spano is fairly small and made from carbon fiber, titanium, and kevlar, it still weighs 2,976 thanks to a 8.3 liter V10 engine built by GTA Moto. The V10 produces 780hp or 840hp when using bio-ethonal. The Spano can reach 60mph in just 2.9 seconds and supposedly reach atop speed of 217mph. Unfortunately there are only going to be 99 units made at a price of $690,000.00 with a option of either a 7-speed manual gearbox or a 7-speed automatic sequential gearbox.

Covini C6W

The Covini C6W is one of, no the weirdest car I have ever seen. And yes there are actually four wheels up front. It was not some crazy idea, but instead an idea that was born in formula 1, on one grand prix car in the late '70s. The idea of having more rubber while also having a lower front hood should, in theory, give more traction to the front of the car. In fact it seemed to work making it less of a chance for the front of the car to lose traction or hydroplane, because of the separation of the rubber. But in return there are two times the amount of capoenent to maintain and the added weight makes the front tiers give less steering feedback. Now for the car, it has an Audi 4.2L V8 which pumps out 434hp and 350 ft-lb of torque. the car itself only weighs 2,535 lbs thanks to a carbon fiber body. However the extra weight of the four front tiers still reduces steering feedback. With the C6W being so light it can achieve 60mph in just 3.8 seconds and reach 186mph. Unfortunately it cost $320,000, darn.

Worlds Fastest Production Car: Hennessey Venom GT

Recently the Hennessey Venom GT got up to 265.7mph in just two miles. Now if you are are slightly oriented with cars you might be thinking, 'Wait didn't the Bugatti Vayron Supersport (SS) go 268mph a few years ago?' Well technically the Production SS are limited to 258mph so the tiers will not explode. So folks, let me present to you the world fastest production car, the Hennessey Venom GT. Im gonna come straight out and say that I'm a SS fan so this might be hard to be fair but I will try my best. The Gt is based of of a Lotus Exige that is stretched. Now the GT has a 7.0-liter, twin-turbocharged, V8 with 1244hp and 1155 ft-lb of torque. From inside the cockpit you can adjust between 800hp, 1000hp, and 1244hp. The GT only weighs 2,742lbs which gives it a power to weight ratio of 2:1. So for every horsepower it moves two pounds, thats really good. The most amazing part about the GT is the acceleration. In just 2.7 seconds it can go from 0-60mph. In just 9.92 seconds it will do a 1/4 mile. In just 14.51 seconds the GT will go from from 0-200mph. The best part is its half the price of the SS at only $1,000,000.00 yeah.

Lotus Esprit

The Lotus Esprit was first introduced in 1972, at the Tuirn Motor Show. It was later released to the public in 1976. The Esprit was originally going to be named the "Kiwi" but like all the Lotus models before, and to continue the tradition, it had to start with the letter "E", so they named it the Esprit. Most people know the Esprit from the James Bond films "For Your Eyes Only" where that one bad guy decided to blow it up by smashing the window with a AK-47 and "The Spy Who Loved Me" where he drove the Esprit under water. There have been five generations of the Esprit with a sixth proposed at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but today I'm going to talk about the third generation or S3 which is my favorite generation. The S3 went from 1981-1987 with two engine options: a 2.2L inline four and a special edition 2.2L inline four Turbocharged version. The non turbo engine produced 160hp at 5000rpm which for a car that only weighted 2,690lbs is a lot. Since it weighed so little the Esprit could go from 0-60mph in just 6.5 seconds and do 135mph. On the inside things where kinda funky, like a tape deck, on the celling. But those weird bits made it iconic and what I think is a great looking car. New the Esprit cost $17,256 which in 1981 is like $42,917 to use which is pretty awesome I have to say. Also the S3 Esprit got 23.2 mpg.

De Tomaso Pantera

In 1971 a small Italian car company released their 3rd sports car: The Pantera. It was a very small rear engine, rear wheel drive coupe. It was so small in  fact the if you where any taller then 6ft you would be scraping your head off on the roof. But how cares about that when it had a 380hp Ford V8 in a car that weighed 3,123lbs. That might seem like a heavy car for 380hp but Car and Driver got it from 0-60 mph in just 5.5 seconds and all the way up to 159mph. The first year the Pantera was in production 1,0037 made it to the US. Unfortunately those first one where unreliable, unsafe, and would rust easily. For instance Elvis Presley shot a gun at his Pantera when it would not start.The last Panters rolled off the production line in 1991 with a total of 7260 made with 5,500 of them ending up in the US. The original 1970's price was 10,295 but you can buy a 1986 Sport with 26,390 miles on it for $119,995.

Caparo T1

The Caparo T1 is not only the craziest car I have ever seen but it is also street legal. Yes this two seater is legal in GB, but you would have to be mad to get it. First off it only weighs 1,000lbs and it also has a 3.5L V8 which cranks out 575hp which gives the T1 a power to weight ratio that is better then a Bugatti Vayron at 1hp for every 1.74lbs. The T1 can reach 60mph in just 2.2 seconds and reach a break neck speed of 205mph. If you have the right tires the body, which was designed by the same people who designed the McLaren F1, can produce 3g of downforce which is more then the average car would dare try. There is a downside to the T1, there are only 16 units in the UK and each one was sold to its lucky owner for $306,969.