History

In 1992 Monteverdi decided to re-enter the car scene. To achieve that he needed something stunning and capturing to cause a stir, such as the Monteverdi Hai 450 SS did back in 1970. The target was to create the ultimate supercar

Supercar

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, and a true F1 car for the road. To accomplish that, the company used a Formula 1 chassis from the defunct Monteverdi - Onyx F1 team plus its engine. The car itself was built around an actual F1 chassis utilizing a Ford DFR V8

Cosworth

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 F1 engine in detuned form though. The car was named Hai 650 F1, paying homage to its lineage started with the Hai 450 SS of 1970 and denoting the car's power output and F1 pedigree. The car was shown to several potential customers and a few orders were taken, although no cars seem to have been sold to customers. Two prototypes have been built, both currently residing in the Monteverdi Museum in Basel, Switzerland.

Technical specifications

Engine

Engine: Ford DFR V8

Cosworth

Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries...

Engine Capacity: 3491 c.c (3,5 litres)

Power Output: 649 bhp at 11,000 rpm

Transmission

Transmission: Six speed manual gearbox

Performance

Top speed: 208 mph (claimed)

Acceleration: 0-60 mph 3,0 seconds (claimed)

External links

• Photographs, history and general information of Monteverdi cars