The Awesome Acabion GTBO70 Rocket

Forgive us, we are fickle things here at TFTS. We thought the Bugatti Veyon was cool. We also thought the Caparo T1 was cool. We still do think that these and the majority of the spectacular cars and car concepts we’ve featured on TFTS are cool, though they just got a little bit warmer because, thanks to the Acabion GTBO70 Rocket we have moved them out of cold storage to make space for this 375mph, 700hp cockpit on wheels.

Weighing in at a mere 359kg, the two seater, carbon fibre Acabion – which, incidentally, is powered by a highly tuned Suzuki motorcycle engine – can propel itself to 280mph in a breathtaking, g-force crushing 19 seconds.

A selection of imagery and a detailed specification follows below.

Yup. We’d be smiling to ourselves too.

Acabion GTBO70 Specification

• Body Work: Cabriolet or jet, pilot hood attachable to delta wing at rear Model Carbon fibre, self-supporting, redundant with the space frame of the chassis, ‘fail safe principle’ as in aeroplane construction, engine frame high-strength steel tubing.
• Length 5,10 Meter Width 0,78 Meter
• Height 1,27 Meters
• Weight m empty Acabion GTBO 55: 360 kg, Acabion GTBO 70: 300 kg
• Total permitted weight 550 kg
• CD-value (drag coefficient) 0,18 Frontal area A = 0,69 m2
• Drag coefficient CD*A 0,125
• Engine: Basis model Hybrid: A) 1400cc (2007), 16 valves, Turbo. B) Electric power system 3 KW for short-range and slow operation (parking, private terrain, etc.)
• Enhanced Mechanics>300 different Carillo, Holeshot, JE, HJS and Zorstec, racing and Dragster-components
• Cylinders 4
• Valves per cylinder 4
• TurbochargerGTBO 36: MHI Acabion Extended, All others: KKK Acabion Extended
• Displacement1300 ccm
• Bore stroke4 units per 81 * 63 mm Speed value10.900 U/min
• Gears: ModelCircuit / Electrical (Powershift)
• Gears 6
• Reverse gears Electrical
• Interior: Complete leather furnishings incl. side coverings, footwell and cockpit
• Seats 2, Carbon, leather
• Boot150 Litres
• Fuel: TankDepending on customer requirements, max. 90 Litres
• Motor oil 3,5 Litres
• Coolant 7 Litres
• Fuel Consumption and Range: with a 90 litre full tank 100 km/h4 l/100 km | 2400 km 200 km/h6 l/100 km 1650 km 300 km/h9 l/100 km | 1100 km 400 km/h14 l/100 km | 700 km 450 km/h16 l/100 km | 550 km

Production is presently limited to 26 models so you’ll have to be quick off the mark yourself to pre-order yours, that’s if you have in the region of $600,000 to spare.

You can access the official website via this link, or download the brochure – in PFD format – directly via this link.