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Mosler MT900 - for the Hunaudières and the Ku'damm

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Created on December 19, 2018

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - handy thanks to low weight

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - ready to go

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - riding fun for a maximum of two people

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - aerodynamic helpers - diffuser and rear spoiler

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - does without power steering

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - on approach

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - the doors open hydraulically assisted

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - everything open

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - the racing car for the road

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - over two meters wide

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - flat and wide

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - Butterfly doors make a real super sports car

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - front view

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - impressive rear view

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - around 4.8 meters long, but only 1.105 meters high

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - faster than a Carrera GT or an F50

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - race car aesthetics

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - Alcantara for a bit of luxury

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - visible carbon parts inside

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - narrow seat shells, racing harnesses, alternatively three-point roller harnesses

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - Steering column and lever switch from Subaru

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - small main instruments

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - Speedometer up to over 330 km/h

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - understandable switch labeling

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - ventilation and music are taken care of

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - 600 hp thanks to additional supercharger

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - longitudinally mounted mid-engine

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - V8 engine from the Corvette

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - functional headlights under glass

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - Air outlets on the front

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - relatively rudimentary fastenings hold the front hood in place

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - ventilation openings everywhere

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - the rear lights come from the Corvette C5

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Mosler MT900 (2005) - the rear wing could also be canceled

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Summary

Today, the average speed on highways is barely above 80 km/h, and in cities it is often only 25 km/h. The trend is falling. And the trend is downwards. A Mosler MT900 with 600 hp and a power-to-weight ratio of less than 2 kg per hp hardly fits the bill. And yet you can still drive this winged almost-racing car on the road. This driving report is about the Mosler MT900, which was created in the USA but also (partly) built in Great Britain.

This article contains the following chapters

Weight is the enemy
More emphasis on the design
Close to the racing car
Initially on the race track
Finally also on the road
Faster than the Carrera GT and Enzo
Also on local roads
Keeping the promise
Brute driving dynamics
Everyday limits

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Today, the average speed on highways is barely above 80 km/h, and in cities it is often only 25 km/h. The trend is falling. And the trend is downwards. A Mosler MT900 with a power-to-weight ratio of less than 2 kg per hp hardly fits the bill. And yet you can still drive this winged almost-racing car on the road. "You don't need power steering," Warren Mosler is said to have once said, because it only adds weight anyway. And weight is the natural enemy of efficiency and driving dynamics. No wonder the cars Mosler built were always exceptionally light. This was already the case with the Consulier GTP, which Mosler built from the 1980s onwards and which weighed less than 1000 kg but had up to 300 hp under the hood, depending on the engine.

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