Thunderhead LMP-12
Manufacturer: Thunderhead Racing Vehicles
Nationality: United States of America
First assembled: May 8th, 2199
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Engine 5.0L V12
HP: 806 BHP
0-60: 2.8 Seconds
Top speed: 280.16 MPH
At the dawn of the 23rd century, American Auto manufacturer Thunderhead wasn't a company with much racing pedigree outside of drag racing and stock cars. The only car they had that could truly be competitive on international circuits was the new Supercobra, a car that even then needed some refinement before it could truly be worthy of taking on the world. In 2199, an oddity for the company was born from their own performance division, Thunderhead Racing Vehicles. It was the LMP-12. As the name hints, it was an Le Mans Prototype. What makes this odd is that Le Mans wasn't a race Thunderhead participates in, not in over half a century at least. Nonetheless, here was this new race car, ready to take on the tracks of the world with the latest and greatest tech available. The LMP-12s party piece was another thing hinted in it's name. Instead of a big, shouty V8 like most would expect from Thunderhead, the LMP-12 had a bigger, shoutier V12 producing over 800 HP. This V12 was a new, experimental engine that many thought was being tested in racing for later use on the road. Chances of this happening were slim, however. In it's own right the LMP-12 was a beast, with it's 0-60 of under 3 seconds and a top speed of 280 MPH. Everything else was beastlier though, and besides a podium here and there the LMP-12's career was lackluster. After 2 1/2 years Thunderhead killed the project to concentrate on road cars and a GT2 endeavor for the Supercobra.
Thunderhead LMP-12
Manufacturer: Thunderhead Racing Vehicles
Nationality: United States of America
First assembled: May 8th, 2199
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Engine 5.0L V12
HP: 806 BHP
0-60: 2.8 Seconds
Top speed: 280.16 MPH
At the dawn of the 23rd century, American Auto manufacturer Thunderhead wasn't a company with much racing pedigree outside of drag racing and stock cars. The only car they had that could truly be competitive on international circuits was the new Supercobra, a car that even then needed some refinement before it could truly be worthy of taking on the world. In 2199, an oddity for the company was born from their own performance division, Thunderhead Racing Vehicles. It was the LMP-12. As the name hints, it was an Le Mans Prototype. What makes this odd is that Le Mans wasn't a race Thunderhead participates in, not in over half a century at least. Nonetheless, here was this new race car, ready to take on the tracks of the world with the latest and greatest tech available. The LMP-12s party piece was another thing hinted in it's name. Instead of a big, shouty V8 like most would expect from Thunderhead, the LMP-12 had a bigger, shoutier V12 producing over 800 HP. This V12 was a new, experimental engine that many thought was being tested in racing for later use on the road. Chances of this happening were slim, however. In it's own right the LMP-12 was a beast, with it's 0-60 of under 3 seconds and a top speed of 280 MPH. Everything else was beastlier though, and besides a podium here and there the LMP-12's career was lackluster. After 2 1/2 years Thunderhead killed the project to concentrate on road cars and a GT2 endeavor for the Supercobra.