Quadrazuma all-asphalt monster quad
Volkswagen's recent foray into motorcycle-inspired cars with its GX-3 concept had us prowling the web for other hybrid creations, and we discovered this all-asphalt monster quad, the creation of French car and bike tuner Ludovic Lazareth. The Lazereth "Quadrazuma" is powered by a Yamaha GTS 1000 4-cylinder engine, producing 120 hp at 12,000 rpm. Considering its curb weight of 837 pounds, performance should be, well, inspiring.
The Yamaha frame is augmented with a tubular steel structure, sporting steering gear from a Renault Twingo and including two 20-liter side-mounted gas tanks. 17-inch wheels carry 205/40 front tires and 225/35s in the rear.
As ex-F1 driver and TV commentator David Hobbs is fond of saying, it would take a driver "with rather large attachments" to explore the performance envelope of this beast. Videos of the Quadrazuma can be found at the Lazareth website - in the meantime we have more pictures after the jump.
[Source: Lazareth via Marbellaguide.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Johnorhan smileye 11:21AM (5/31/2006)
pretty cool, ilike it a lot. It looks like a car, and that is pretty cool.
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John Smith 11:26AM (5/31/2006)
Bring it! Sell it!
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Jason 11:32AM (5/31/2006)
We see lots of crazy contraptions here, but that one is pretty awesome. It looks like crazy-fun just sitting there.
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lavardera 12:05PM (5/31/2006)
where did you say the seat belt was?
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kowell 12:07PM (5/31/2006)
KInda like the Subaru STI model done last year....how to kill yourself in style
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jeff 12:10PM (5/31/2006)
Saw something like this at the Dallas auto show using a BMW cycle. The one I saw didn't have anything holding you into the seat and wouldn't lean like a motorcycle. Pretty damn scary going into a corner at high speed... not sure I could hold on!
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D-Dog 12:26PM (5/31/2006)
That artsy-fartsy video is a waste. How about showing what it can do?!! Or maybe that is all it can do, cruize slowly in traffic.
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Poe 1:19PM (5/31/2006)
Meh... I'll take the two-wheeled version, thanks.
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spdracerut 1:38PM (5/31/2006)
#6 My thoughts exactly. I'll take any of the current liter bike crop which all put down around 160whp, and weigh 450 lbs wet.
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Adam Singer 3:46PM (5/31/2006)
As nice as this looks, I'd take a Yamaha Raptor 700R instead. It has only a fraction of the power but it also has a fraction of the weight. Anyone been on one of those? They are violently fast.
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Corey W. 4:01PM (5/31/2006)
This is actaully a really cool quad...
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ODB 7:35PM (5/31/2006)
#7 it is a VW if it goes any faster it might break.
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Barry 7:52PM (5/31/2006)
That looks like sooo much fun! Price?
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Phillip 12:19PM (6/02/2006)
I want one. What a cool commuting solution. Doesnt mention anything about reverse though.
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Hugues 3:48PM (6/03/2006)
Nice blog, thanks guys for all the nice comments. Bosse-Performance are going to be the distributor for the Quadrazuma, and the whole Lazareth line of Product for North America. Quadrazuma was originally built for a motion picture, coming up next year, called Felina. we had a lot of success at the Dubai motor show, and great interest at the Cannes film festival for the introduction of the movie Felina. We are starting to get a lot of inquiries here in the USA. Quadrazuma should be available on this side of the Atlantic in a couple months at a Retail price of 60.000 US$. For more information or to check the rest of our line of products don't hesitate to contact us or visit our web.
http://www.bosseperformance.com/
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RacetrackOwner 10:36AM (6/07/2006)
Why would it take "large attachments" to test the limits of a 120HP low, wide, four-wheel vehicle? My wife's bike is pushing 180HP on two wheels and she's not sporting any attachments whatsoever.
Looks cool but $60K is pretty ridiculous.
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Steve 10:35PM (11/09/2006)
I think it's awesome. I ride sport bikes but I would love to have one of these for my wife. I bet it gets great gas mileage. I'm not sure if it is legal to ride in the states, but I would love to have it. However, I could buy 6 Yamaha R1's for that price. I don't think I could justify spending $60,000 on it.
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