Oldsmobile built three Aerotech prototypes in 1987, each with different body styles. The original Aerotech design has a long-tail rear end like a McLaren Speedtail, while the short-tail is a high-downforce variant for circuit racing. All Aerotechs have active ground effects and were wind tunnel-optimized to slice the wind like a hot knife on butter.
Tucked behind the Aerotech’s two-seat cabin is a 2.0-liter version of the Quad 4 turbo engine with up to 900 horsepower. However, the long-tail version has a 1,000 horsepower Quad 4, which is unbelievable for a late 80s turbo car. And on August 1987, a long-tail Aerotech piloted by four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt reached 275 mph at the Fort Stockton Test Center in Texas, according to the L.A. Times.
Oldsmobile never intended to mass-produce the Aerotech, but the brand’s Quad 4 engine remained in service until 2002. Who knew a vintage car brand like Oldsmobile was breaking speed records in the late 80s? What’s more interesting is the development of a 5.0-liter Quad 8 V8 with 32 valves, an Oldsmobile exclusive that never made it to production reality.
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