Topic: SOLVED - What car #235 - 1992 RHapsody by Rüdiger Höffken

[@re]

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[@re]

That's a strangely shaped roof! Could this be a Zagato? Or, Experts, maybe it is a...

[Paul Jaray]

Hi, this is the RHapsody.

[@re]

Yes - a Corvette modified by German Rüdiger Höffken, boss of RH Alurad, a company that makes alloy wheels.

[Arunas]

Yes - a Corvette modified by German Rüdiger Höffken, boss of RH Alurad, a company that makes alloy wheels.

Any more details nad info? I just can't find anything accurate about Rhapsody in the Internet

[Arunas]

Yes - a Corvette modified by German Rüdiger Höffken, boss of RH Alurad, a company that makes alloy wheels.

Any more details nad info? I just can't find anything accurate about Rhapsody in the Internet

[@re]

I don't have anything here and now. I might be able to find something in an old magazine, but unfortunately my archive is stored at my parents' place, about 370 km away...

[jotage21]

Arunas, the info that I had in my HD
ENGINE
Configuration:  twin-turbo V8 
Displacment:  5733 cm³ 
Power:  550 HP @ 4850 RPM 
Torque:  838 Nm @ 3000 RPM 
Compression Ratio:  7.5:1 
HP/Liter:  95.9 
Bore/Stroke:  101.6 x 88.4 mm 
POWERTRAIN
Layout:  front engine, rear drive 
Gearbox:  6-Speed-manual 
Tires:  front 255/45 ZR 18, rear 255/45 ZR 18 
Dimensions 
Lenght:  4450 mm 
Width:  1815 mm 
Height:  1170 mm 
Wheelbase:  2443 mm 
Weight:  1400 kg 
Weight-Ratio:  2.5 kg/HP 
Performance
Top-Speed:  355 km/h 
0-100 km/h:  4.0 s 
0-200 km/h:  12.0 s 
General
Price:  1.500.000 DM 
Units built:  1 
Production Time:  1991 

[jotage21]

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[Allemano]

I've found a 3/4 view in the depht of my HD.

[jotage21]

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[Arunas]

That is what I call real info sharing! Thank You all!

P.S. I know I saw a picture of Rhapsody's logotype much time ago in the Internet. Maybe someone also has a picture of it

[Arunas]

Yes!!!! After very long time of searching I managed to find it!!

[Allemano]

Poor designed logo for such a high performance car!

[Arunas]

This car is currently for sale!

[DeAutogids]

For the people that don't understand German:

The newspaper says that Ruediger and the actual builder (Scala Design) went to court, as the car "only" achieved 331km/h instead of 350, which it was aimed to break for it to be able to get the record. Also it did not comply to emission restrictions.