Jimenez Novia

Jimenez Novia W16
Overview
Manufacturer Jimenez
Production 1995 (only 1 produced)
Designer Ramon Jimenez
Body and chassis
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door coupe
Layout Longitudinal, Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine 4.1L W16
Transmission 6 speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2540 mm (100.0 in)
Length 4,165.6 mm (164.0 in)
Width 1,955.8 mm (77.0 in)
Height 1,092.2 mm (43.0 in)
Curb weight 890 kg / 1 962.5 lb

The Jimenez Novia W16 is a French one off supercar built in 1995 by Ramon Jimenez, a French motorcycle racer from Vaucluse.[1] It reportedly cost £600,000 ($855,000) and took ten years to develop. It features an aerodynamic body with center locking wheels, scissor doors and carbon fiber parts which Jimenez developed himself.[1]

Performance

The Novia is powered by a mid mounted 4.1L W16 engine that was made by combining four Yamaha FZR1000 1.0 liter 4 cylinder motorcycle engines. It has 4 rows of cylinders with 4 cylinders in each row and a total of 80 valves (5 valves per cylinder).[2] It also uses two crankshafts, unlike the W16 found in the Bugatti Veyron. The engine produces 417.6 kW (567 PS, 560 bhp) at 10,000 RPM and 432 nm (318.6 lb ft of torque) and reached a verified top speed of 380 km/h (236 mph).[1][3] The Novia can also do 0-60 mph in a reported 3.1 seconds.[4] Notably the Novia was one of the first cars to be powered by a W16 engine, preceding the Veyron’s use of one by ten years.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ion Kayak (2013-04-12), 1995 Jimenez Novia W16 80V, retrieved 2018-03-12
  2. ↑ "Jimenez (France)". ACI. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ↑ "1995 Jimenez Novia Concept | | SuperCars.net". Supercars.net. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Deze supercar met W16 en 80 kleppen ken je nog niet". Autoblog.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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