Oldsmobile Aerotech concept (1987)
Concept car · 1987 · Combustion
Quad 4 power, 278 mph, four-time Indy 500 winner at the wheel
The Aerotech was a series of experimental speed-record streamliners built to prove the potential of Oldsmobile's new Quad 4 engine. On 27 August 1987, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt set a world closed-course record of 257.123 mph in the short-tail car and averaged 267.399 mph for the flying-mile in the long-tail, with one leg timed at 278.357 mph. The turbocharged 2.3-litre Quad 4 produced an estimated 900-1,000 hp.
Key facts
- Engine: 2.3L turbo Quad 4, mid-mounted
- Power (est.): 900 hp (single turbo) / 1,000 hp (twin turbo)
- Closed-course record: 257.123 mph (Aug 27, 1987)
- Flying-mile average: 267.399 mph (peak leg 278.357 mph)
- Driver: A.J. Foyt
Production
- Status: Concept only
- Record-setting experimental speed-record prototype; never sold.
- Revealed at 1987 A.J. Foyt speed-record runs
Source: Wikipedia - Oldsmobile Aerotech