If you think the HMS V12 Dragster bike (bike powered by BMW E38 750iL V12 engine) or the Dodge Tomahawk was crazy (a motorcycle powered by a Dodge Viper engine), wait until you check this out. This is a heavily modified Austin Mini that has 3,500 horsepower and 14,000Nm of torque. Just click the image to have a closer view.
I seriously have no idea if it runs, but that massive red monster at the rear is a Cummins QSK78 diesel engine with no less than 18 cylinders in a V-bank, has 78 litres of displacement, and 12 turbochargers! It’s typically used to power much larger vehicles than this Austin Mini, such as mining industry dump trucks. This craziness will be displayed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Perhaps it doesn’t run and is more of a ‘sculpture’.
“We never like to let a challenge go by unanswered so we got to thinking maybe we could fit the QSK78 into an original Austin Mini. It proved to be a bit tricky to fit under the bonnet but our engineers came up with a more creative solution. “We’re certain that the Goodwood crowd will have difficulty believing what they are seeing,” said Steve Nendick, Cummins’ Communications Director – Europe, Middle East, Africa and CIS.
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Overkill has never been so extreme.
I like red and I cannot lie!
boring…..
Why not plonk the same engine to a kapchai?
kakakaka…typical bashers, always not enough..some of u will say “it is underpowered”, right?..
what la u dey…even 1 of the turbo charger equal to the kapchai rim…
Just to make a news! Any practicality?
I forsee this thing terbalik like the Reliant Robin in the recent Top Gear episode
wow krazy!
poor mini..
Can this thing even run?
I doubt it can move at all…. the chassis wont stand the weight of the engine in the first place. that’s why the car is properly jacks to hold the engine…
*laughing out LOUD*
…phew..
well, whatever it is, I’d probably agreed with Paul that it doesn’t run and is more of a ‘sculpture’.
Crazy 5.0 litre engine…WTF
78.0L engine
wonder how much diesel it drinks in 1 minute
5.0? its 78.0 la bro…
sorry, where is the fuel tank?
of course it cannot run…look at the tyre…
It look like Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame!!
I hope it’s just a piece of art, it has no practicality at all.
From what i understand. This should be a Generator.
Yes…and a ship engine to….
How much is the road tax? :-)
the price of road tax is RM339630 per annum!
haha
crazy!
You can see from underneath the car they need pillars and some serious bolting to keep the engine from crushing the car. Pretty pointless to me, but I guess its good enough for a 5 second look.
This maybe out of topics, but anyone knows a webite/blog like this but for motorcycle stuff? thanks,
Can see that the chassis is not able to support it.. So its a fake!!
Hello,
What if the elongated mini is just carrying the engine. I need to see where the CUMMINS crankshaft is connected to, probably to the free air. HAHA caught them red handed then.
izzit really moveable?
I’ve seen a pickup with a heli turbine engine on TV. Can’t remember which program, but it moves.
nice inventions if it could be legalized in our country.We need new breath
definitely just a sculpture.
imagine getting pulled over at road blocks..
What do you think are the reactions of the officers ?
JPJ especially ahahahaha