Lazareth Auto Moto: The craziest vehicle company on planet Earth

Ever heard of the Lazareth motor company?  No?  Well then, this post is for you.  Lazareth is a low-volume French vehicle manufacturer that makes vehicles that are just out of this world.  Here is a look at some of them.

1.  Lazareth LM 847

You want crazy?  I'll show you crazy!  This is the Lazareth LM 847, a four-wheeled superbike equipped with a  Maserati V8 that produces 470hp!  It reminds me a bit of the Dodge Tomahawk concept that was released in 2003.  The best description of it comes from DigitalTrends, which described it as 'a Maserati V8 on wheels'.

2.  Lazareth Wazuma GT

The Wazuma is a purely crazy vehicle, powered either by a Maserati V8 or a V12, depending on which version you're talking about.  There are five different versions of it, these being the V8F, V8M, GT, R1, and BIO V12.  Driving one of these must be stupidly fun!  It's unclear how exactly to classify it, due to its unique wheel layout.  It's not a car, or a motorbike, or a three-wheeler.  Lazareth calls it a superquad, which is more fitting than names I could think up for it.

Wazuma GT

Wazuma V8F

Wazuma V8M

Wazuma R1

Wazuma BIO V12

3.  Lazareth LMV 496

You thought the last two were crazy enough?  Get a load of this!  It's a hovering superbike!  Yep, you heard me right.  The LMV 496 can fly.  When the four wheels are folded in, it looks like a 'normal' four-wheeled superbike (if there is such a thing), but when you fold them out, it is transformed into a 1,300hp jet-engined drone.  It can hover using its four 69,000rpm jet engines for approximately 10 minutes at a time, before needing a fuel refill.  But because of all the space taken up with the fuel tank, jets, and other equipment needed to make it hover, when on the ground, it can only drive for 60 miles max using a small 60hp electric motor.  The price when new was $500,000, and I suspect prices on the used market, if any ever hit the used market, will rise a great deal, especially because only 5 of them will be made.

4.  Lazareth Maserati Mini Moke

Yes, that ugly little thing is a Mini Moke, and it is powered by -- Can you guess?  A Maserati V8 engine!  Are you noticing a pattern here?  Said V8 engine produces 454hp and 338 lb-ft of torque, in a car that weighs only 1,870 pounds!  Even though that must result in some pretty incredible acceleration figures, Lazareth has not unfortunately provided any more of the juicy details.  This cute little monster is still in production, should you happen to want one, but you will have to fork out $130K in order to have one.

5.  Lazareth Amphibie

While on the subject of outrageously modified Mini Mokes, we should touch on this one, called the Amphibie.  A very good name, as it really looks like a frog from the front, does it not?  Joking aside, the specs are as follows; Using a tiny 400cc four-cylinder, it makes 19hp powering the wheels on land, and 6hp to power the propeller when in the water.  Top speed on land is a respectable 55mph, while its top speed in the water is a snail-like 3mph.

 What do you think of the Lazareth company?  Is in really cool, or ridiculously stupid?  Let me know in the comments, and thanks for reading!  Please check out the rest of the site too!