Hillclimb cars are the coolest. Usually, hillclimb events have no restrictions on power or aerodynamics, so builders chuck as much downforce and boost into their cars as physically possible. That results in some truly wacky machinery, like this Ferrari-powered Lotus that looks like more wing than car.
The car you see here started off as a normal
The car has been tuned to 925 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque—far more than the Ferrari’s engine originally made. There’s a quick-shifting paddle-actuated transmission, getting power to the rear wheels. But there isn’t much else. With a curb weight of just 2,259 pounds, this Lotus is lighter than a Miata.
Unsurprisingly, the Ferrari-powered Lotus is incredibly quick. Video published by the Hillclimb Monsters YouTube channel shows the car barreling up the (very bumpy) Simola Hillcimb event held last May in South Africa at lightning speed, winning its class and coming just one second behind the best time of the day, set by a single-seat open wheeler.