Volkswagen Passat V8 Star 2001

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Comes from a shortlived German racing series ran from 2001 to 2003.
All cars were silhouettes and had the same body dimensions and weight.
Also, the engine was the same 5.7 V8 FORD for all cars.
Bodies of the cars were not branded as no manufacturer took part in this series (and afterall all cars had same specs - even aerodynamics)

Power: 445 hp
Weght: 1295 kg
6 speed sequential gearbox


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See:
http://www.passatworld.com/forums/anything-auto/138005-class-crass-v8star-passat.html
These are "silhouette-type" race cars. Nothing in them is built by the manufacturer of the car they're supposed to look like. I.e., VW has nothing to do with building that car. It's a spec tubeframe chassis with a spec 5.7L V8. Even the dimensions of the cars' bodies are all spec, so while they are styled after different size cars, the silhouette bodies are all exactly the same height/width just styled to look like some real car.
See2:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8Star_Series

Other cars racing in this series were (silhouettes):
Audi A6
BMW 5 series
Ford Mondeo
Jaguar S-Type
Lexus GS
Opel Omega
 
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