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Yamaha OX99-11
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The Yamaha OX99-11 was a sports car project designed by Yamaha's subsidiary Ypsilon Technology and International Automotive Design (IAD) that was supposed to enter production in 1994.
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Background
The OX99-11 project was a collaboration between Yamaha and International Automotive Design (IAD), but the budget disagreements between the two parties let the project handed over to the Yamaha's subsidiary, Ypsilon Technology. It was aimed to bring the Formula One technology to the road.
Design and technical
The OX99-11 was built on the carbon fiber monocoque chassis with the hand-beaten aluminium panels for the bodywork, including the central driver's and a passenger seat positioned behind.
The OX99-11 was powered by the 3.5L V12 engine derived from the Yamaha's Formula One engine detuned into 400 hp (300 kW) @ 10,000 rpm and a transversely mounted 6-speed manual transmission for road use.
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Cancellation and demise
However, the global economic recession of the early 1990s led significant challenge of the project. High costs of the building ($800,000 to $1,000,000) had initially took six months to build and delays resulting financial struggles. With an incredibly ambitious F1 derived V12 powerplant essentialy build for a supercar with an unexceptional price for the market, thus led the cancellation of the project.
One of the known prototype was located at Iwata, Shizouka at the Yamaha Motor Company's Communication Plaza while the other two was handed by the private collector.
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