Rotary Super Cars - an impossible feat?

German company Rotary Super Cars (RSC) has announced preliminary specifications for its Predator GT, a supercar - the company says - which will leave everything else in its wake.

And if the specs are to be believed, then it will be something quite special. But that's just the problem - the specs are impossible to believe.

Try this: It uses an eight-rotor rotary engine with a 5.2-litre capacity and with four turbochargers produces....wait for it....2800hp.

Yes, you read that right. Then, there's the torque - 2580lb/ft.

Okay, so while those figures are a little over the top, try the acceleration.

0-100km/h is done in 0.9 seconds. 0-300km/h takes just 3.6 seconds. And here's the kicker: the company lists 0-600km/h acceleration - 7.0 seconds.

It weighs 1350kg and will use an eight-speed transmission. I don't know who builds one that will cope with that sort of power, but anyway....

The giveaway, however, is the site announces that the company is looking for investors.

Wince, and then click here if you're interested - Specifications Prototype | Rotary Supercars Germany

Forgive us for being just slightly cynical...

 

It's impossible because the eight rotor Wankel will blow it's apex seals before it gets to 2nd gear.

 

I did some calculations. If 100km/h comes in 0.9 seconds then the car should reach 600km/h in 2.7 seconds, not 7.0 seconds. And it would take the car about 114 meters to reach 600km/h

 

A joke?

 

I really like rotary engines.Its a shame they dont get that much attention in the supercar world.You can easily get 700HP from a 4 rotary engine...I hope Mazda will do something similar to the Furai in the near future...

 

Well 8 rotors is an obscene engine...

Keep in mind the 787b only had 3...

And it made hp in the 700 range.... so 8 rotors is just strange.....

Theres 4 rotors all motor street cars making 800... no at as nice torque numbers but still....8 ... should hit 2k hp for sure, and the engine mechanics are simple enough that you can just attach housing after housing... etc..

 

Repost. Does not belong in the Supercar forum either since it's nothing more than a bunch of random specs for a car that will never actually be built.

 

2 mpg

 

I double checked your calculations, and it seems you're absolutely 110% correct!

 

Tell me something I don't know.