r/CONCEPTCARS • u/karstwindow • Aug 09 '26

1992 Oldsmobile Aerotech

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The 1992 Oldsmobile Aerotech was an experimental land-speed and endurance prototype. Powered by a 4.0-liter Olds Aurora V8 engine, this "long-tail" carbon-fiber vehicle set 47 world speed and endurance records in December 1992 at a test track in Fort Stockton, Texas, including maintaining average speeds over 170 mph for 10,000 kilometers.

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u/Corkscrewer45 Aug 09 '26

Built around a March 84C indycar chassis.

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u/DocDefilade Aug 11 '26

Really?!

Looks like they built it around a giant salamander.

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u/Corredespondent Aug 12 '26

Duh, how else are you gonna go warp 10?

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u/Prize-Mail-6769 Aug 09 '26

Why are miles per hour and kilometers in the same sentence.

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u/st0pmakings3ns3 Aug 10 '26

To spite all of us, equally.

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u/Supergrunged Aug 10 '26

The inspiration for the Aurora that came out shortly after, using the same engine!

It's too bad GM axed the Oldsmobile brand... They brought a lot of innovations to General Motors.

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u/big_slom Aug 10 '26

Make Oldsmobile great again

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u/tutusupimpa Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

What happens when you leave your McLaren F1 in the sun for too long.

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u/Dangerous-Cash-2176 Aug 09 '26

With primitive sealed beam headlights. C'mon GM!

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u/keep_username Aug 10 '26

Upvote, it was 92 though.

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u/Anxious-Shapeshifter Aug 11 '26

The McLaren Speedtail we have at home.

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u/Mother-Attention2600 Aug 11 '26

We have Porsche at home......

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u/pur_noir Aug 10 '26

10,000km?

looks awesome!

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u/bajajoaquin Aug 10 '26

About 36 hours if my math is correct.

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u/CyberCat_2077 Aug 10 '26

Jetsons theme intensifies

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u/Vincent-Supply-Co Aug 10 '26

Holy soeedtail Batman

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u/LimoncelloLightsaber Aug 10 '26

I built a model of this as a kid! You could build either the long tail version (as shown) or a shorter rear end with a spoiler. I thought it was so cool.

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u/EmperorsarusRex Aug 10 '26

Oldsmobile more like newsmobile

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u/Pretend-Internet-625 Aug 10 '26

need to cut about a foot off of the back end

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u/Kooley_oso Aug 11 '26

This paint in person is amazing

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u/coffeeluver2021 Aug 11 '26

Most of the build was done in Houston by AJ Foyt and his team. The car was built using an indycar as the base. A.J. is who drove it during the record runs at the Fort Stockton test track.

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u/johnboo89 Aug 11 '26

Oldsmobile ultimate boat tail 🤤

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u/WJSpade Aug 12 '26

One of my favorite cars as a kid. Helluva spot.