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2001
Panoz LMP07 Specifications
| Designer: |
Andy
Thorby |
| Layout: |
Front-engine, rear-wheel
drive |
| Monocoque: |
Carbon fiber and aluminum
honeycomb monocoque |
| Engine: |
Zytek designed normally
aspirated V8, 3997 cc (engines serviced and prepared by Élan Power
Products) |
| Gearbox: |
Panoz
designed
(Xtrac built) 6-speed transverse sequential gearbox |
| Suspension: |
(f&r),
Double wishbone, pushrod with 3 spring-dampners |
| Brakes: |
(f&r),
AP 6-pot, 2-pad caliper with carbon/carbon pads and rotors |
| Wheels: |
O.Z.
forged magnesium rims, Front: 13.5 x 18 inches, Rear: 14.5 x 18 inches |
| Tires: |
Michelin
Radial |
| Length: |
4640 mm |
| Width: |
2000
mm |
| Wheelbase: |
2750 mm |
| Front Overhang: |
940 mm |
| Rear Overhang: |
950 mm |
| Front Track: |
1611 mm |
| Rear Track: |
1590 mm |
| Weight: |
906.5
kgs
(2001 Le Mans average)
940 kgs. (2002 Le Mans
average) |
| Tank capacity: |
90
liters |
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Debuted
to the press Friday evening before the 2000 Petit Le Mans, the brand
new
designed Panoz LMP07 was to be a new chapter in the continuing Panoz
Epic.
But instead it tuned into a near debacle. If it wasn't for
the mid-season
scrapping of the LMP07 and two successive wins for, ironically, the old
LMP1, 2001 would have been a miserable year. 
"For
LMP07, my main targets were improved mass distribution (low Cg, low
polar
moment, no difference between full tank and empty tank), improved
driver
safety, and more efficient aerodynamics"--Andy Thorby