Jiotto Caspita

The Jiotto Caspita is a mid-engine sports car by the Japanese automaker Dome and was introduced in 1989 as a premiere of the year. However, a planned series production as the successor to the Dome P-2 did not take place due to lack of interest. Only three copies were produced, two of which are in a car museum, a third party in private ownership.

Prehistory

The model was developed in collaboration with the kiotoer clothing manufacturer Wacoal Corporation, which was then funded by Dome. Company directors Jiotto Giotto got the idea for it. Dome took over the development and the construction, chief designer Kunihisa Ito for the design of the vehicle. The model should have an aerodynamic shape. At the same time set by the Japanese government, which may be driven on public roads even Formula 1 cars, of which the company Dome and Giotto Jiotto promised, which was to be a success the new model. Jiotto sponsored accordingly the dome racing team.

The Jiotto Caspita

In the same year began the manufacture of the vehicle parts and the assembly of yet unnamed supercar. What emerged finally came a mid-engined sports car with saloon body. The wide rear should force the vehicle at high speeds on the road and make yourself manageable in dangerous curves. The rear spoiler should make this effect more. Now Yamaha established his Yamaha OX99 -11 on the market, which was the first Japanese supercar into production. The same result also hoped Dome and even joined with the British Ministry of Transport signed a contract for the import of the now named Jiotto Caspita. If successful Noise both companies eventually even planned to build a production facility in a Tokyo industrial area. Now the two units had been built were equipped with a V12 flat boxer engine of the brand Motori Moderni. With a displacement of 3497 cc, the two Caspitas provide a power of 335.6 kW at a maximum speed of 362 Nm. Both Caspitas have rear-wheel drive and a manual transmission with six gears. The acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h can be achieved in 4.7 seconds. The tank volume is as high as 100 liters. The top speed is 320 km / h

Premiere of the production model

As pre-announced premiere of the year, Dome before his third copy of Jiotto Caspita 1990 at the 28th Tokyo Motor Show. This specimen had a 430 kW V10 engine, with the Dome finally planned his series production. By 1993, however, there were no orders and the project was then.