A whole lotta motor - everything you need to know about the 1988 Cizeta-Moroder V16T!

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Dear YouTubers, during the production and research for this video we made few mistakes: - So the car did not cost 650k USD new, that's wrong. - Iain Finlay is indeed Australian (we never stated otherwise) but we were under the impression the production of "beyond 2000" was British. We now believe it was Australian all along. - The 0-62 speed of a Porsche 959 is often claimed to be lower than the 4.1s we stated. Between 3.6 and 3.7 are the most popular figures. - The investment amount of Mr Moroder into Cizeta can be a subject of debate. It was reported in the Italian Newspaper "La Repubblica" in 2024 to have been around 7billion Italian lira. It is hard to make a correct conversion but 12m USD is an acceptable one. Was it lower? Was it higher? We don't dispute that. We are just quoting the source. Those are mistakes we should have avoided making and for that we are sorry. It is not Bea's fault either. It was not our intention to be misleading or betray your trust. See you Saturday with another video. ________________________________________ The Cizeta-Moroder V16T was the brainchild of former Lamborghini test driver Claudio Zampolli and his business partner, composer Giorgio Moroder. The two sought to build an even more audacious supercar than Lamborghini, and Zampolli called on some of his former Lamborghini colleagues to make it happen. The design was a collaboration between Marcello Gandini, who had penned the Countach, and Zampolli himself. The aluminum body was mounted to a tube chassis and fitted with one of the more ambitious engine designs of any automotive startup. Based on Lamborghini V-8 architecture, a cast-aluminum V-16 block used four cylinder heads, eight cams, and displaced a rather modest 6.0 liters. Still, the output was an impressive 540 hp at 8000 rpm. Mounted transversely with a five-speed transaxle, the engine made for a wide bay. Considering the power on tap, however, a wide body was required to fit over the V16T’s ample tires. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Looks like a Lamborghini 00:40 - Chapter 1 - The Lamborghini connection 03:31 - Chapter 2 - A tale of two brothers 08:42 - Chapter 3 - The Engine 11:06 - Chapter 4 - The 90s 13:58 - Chapter 5 - California Sunset —— GET TICKETS TO THE MUSEUM https://www.petersen.org/tickets —— CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/petersenmuseum Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/petersenmuseum Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/petersen_museum