Melkus RS 2000
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 Melkus RS 2000
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| RS 2000 | |
| Production period: | 2009–2012 |
| Class : | Sports car |
| Body versions : | Coupe |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 1.9–2.0 liters (198–276 kW) |
| Length: | 3910 mm |
| Width: | 1777 mm |
| Height: | 1151 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2300 mm |
| Empty weight : | 950-995 kg |
The Melkus RS 2000 is a small- sports car based on a Lotus - chassis . It was manufactured by the sports car manufacturer Melkus in Dresden from 2009 to 2012 .
history
The RS 2000 was presented at the 2009 International Motor Show. It is something like the indirect successor to the Melkus RS 1000 and the transition model Melkus RS 1600, which is only built in very small numbers . Delivery of the first vehicles began in spring 2010. Production ended in 2012 with the bankruptcy and the sale of the manufacturing company's operating assets.
Others
A special feature of the car were the double doors , as the predecessors already had. The chassis of the RS 2000 is made entirely of aluminum . A production of 25 vehicles per year was planned. The starting price of the Melkus RS 2000 was 115,000 euros. One source names 18 vehicles by the end of production.
Technical specifications
RS 2000
- Displacement: 1880 cm 3
- Number of cylinders: 4
- Output: 199 kW (270 hp) at 7800 rpm
- Torque: 350 Nm
- Top speed: 250 km / h
- Acceleration (0–100 km / h): 4.9 s
- Empty weight: 975 kg
- Average consumption: 9.8 l / 100 km
RS 2000 GT
- Engine: four-cylinder petrol engine, variable valve control, four-valve technology, exhaust gas turbocharging
- Displacement 2000 cm 3
- Output: 239 kW (325 hp) at 6,500 rpm
- Torque: 430 Nm
- Acceleration (0-100 km / h) 4.5 s
- Top speed: 270 km / h
- Vehicle empty weight according to DIN: 975 kg
- Combined fuel consumption: 7.7 l / 100 km
RS 2000 GTS
- Engine: four-cylinder petrol engine, variable valve control, four-valve technology, exhaust gas turbocharging
- Displacement: 2000 cm 3
- Output: 276 kW (375 hp) at 6,500 rpm
- Torque: 450 Nm
- Acceleration (0-100 km / h): 3.8 s
- Top speed: 300 km / h
- Vehicle empty weight according to DIN: 995 kg
- Combined fuel consumption: 8.7 l / 100 km
Web links
- Official website of the Melkus RS 2000
- "The Melkus RS2000 is an exclusive pleasure" in Die Welt online on August 11, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statement on Melkus Sportwagen GmbH insolvency. Melkus Sportwagen GmbH, accessed on September 13, 2013 .
- ^ Stefan Bast: Low-flying aircraft. In: Oldtimer Markt , issue 12/2019, p. 80.