Chrysler Turbine Car - car classics

Chrysler Turbine Car

Chrysler Turbine Car is a konceptkar, produced the American concern from 1962 to 1964. All descended from the conveyor 55 of these cars, most of them were written off after the trial period ends, however, 9 Chrysler Turbine Car are still preserved - they can be seen in the museums of automotive engineering.

As you can guess from the title, the main feature of Chrysler Turbine Car - engine, which is at the limit of its work to accelerate 44500 rpm. In addition, he could work not only on gasoline, and on diesel fuel, kerosene, aviation fuel, and even in vegetable oil. Do all the lights in some of the tests at all used tequila, and operation of the vehicle remained normal in this case. The power of this amazing machine - 130 HP., that allowed accelerated up to a hundred for 11.37 with.

it is Remarkable, that the design of the engine allowed for a ride on the В«gas in the floor immediatelyВ» without significant wear. The reverse side of all the innovations was the cost of the motor - 350.000$, while the top-end cars of those years were worth about 50,000$. The price and was the reason that the car has not been put into serial production.