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Motor vehicle
Oldsmobile Aerotech
Overview
Manufacturer
Oldsmobile
Also called
Aerotech ST Aerotech LT Aurora Aerotech
Production
1987–1992
Assembly
Lansing, Michigan, United States
Designer
Ed Welburn (1985)[1]
Body and chassis
Class
Development prototype
Body style
1-door coupé
Layout
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform
March 84C CART (modified)[1]
Powertrain
Engine
2.3 L (140.4 cu in) turbocharged Quad 4
2.3 L (140.4 cu in) twin-turbocharged Quad 4
4.0 L (244.1 cu in) DOHC V8
Transmission
5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,827 mm (111.3 in)[2]
Length
4,882 mm (192.2 in)[2]
Width
2,184 mm (86 in)[2]
Height
1,016 mm (40 in)[2]
Curb weight
726 kg (1,600 lb)[2]
Oldsmobile Aerotech engine at the R. E. Olds Transportation Museum
The Oldsmobile Aerotech was a series of experimental high-speed vehicles manufactured between 1987 and 1992 incorporating the latest in performance technology with the intention of breaking multiple automobile speed records. The first such car was driven by four-time Indy 500 winner A. J. Foyt to a world closed-course speed record of 257.123 mph (413.788 km/h) on August 27, 1987, at the 7.712-mile (12.411 km) test track near Fort Stockton Texas. Prior to this, on August 26, 1987, the car had posted a top speed over a mile of 267.88 mph (431.10 km/h).
^ abMcCausland, Evan (December 30, 2010). "Ed Welburn drives the Oldsmobile Aerotech". Automobilemag.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^ abcde"Oldsmobile Aerotech Specifications". Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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