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Zakspeed (German pronunciation: [ˈtsakspiːt]) is a motor racing team from Germany, founded in 1968 by Erich Zakowski and then run by his son Peter Zakowski. It is based in Niederzissen , Rhineland-Palatinate , around 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Nürburgring circuit.
[2] [3] It was initially powered a 1.7-liter twin-turbo four-cylinder engine, supplied by Zakspeed, and producing around 600 hp (450 kW). This was later changed in 1982, to an enlarged 2.1-liter turbocharged variant of the Ford- Cosworth BDA straight-four engine , capable of producing around 675 hp (503 kW; 684 PS). [ 4 ]
The turbocharged 1.4 L engine from the Zakspeed Ford Capri was later enlarged for the 1.7 L "Super Capri". With this 500+ hp car, Niedzwiedz established in 1982 the "eternal lap record" for Group 5 touring car racing at the old 22.8 km Nürburgring with 7:08.59, just 10 seconds slower than the F1 record of 6:58.60 set by Niki Lauda in 1975 (see ...
The Ford Capri is a fastback coupé built by Ford of Europe and designed by Philip T. Clark, who had been involved in the design of the Ford Mustang. [1] It used the mechanical components from the Mk2 Ford Cortina and was intended as the European equivalent of the Ford Mustang.
Technology, stereo and infotainment. Ford calls the 14.6-inch touchscreen in the Capri SYNC Move due to its ability to slide up and down the centre console to reveal some extra storage space ...
The Ford Probe GTP, also sometimes called the Ford Mustang Probe GTP, was an IMSA GTP sports racing car, designed, developed and built by German constructor Zakspeed, and used by the Zakspeed Racing team in the 1985 IMSA GT Championship. It was based on the standard road-going Ford Probe, and was the successor to the Ford Mustang GTP race car.
Group 5 was an FIA motor racing classification which was applied to four distinct categories during the years 1966 to 1982. Initially Group 5 regulations defined a Special Touring Car category and from 1970 to 1971 the classification was applied to limited production Sports Cars restricted to 5 litre engine capacity.
Zakspeed was already an established racing and tuning company, working in conjunction with Ford.The team decided to enter Formula One in 1985 with their own turbo-charged engine; the factory-backed Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Renault teams were the only other outfits to build both their chassis and engines at this time.