Venturi Fetish
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Monaco
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, and the futuristic design of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic. The Fétish was first introduced in concept form at the 2002 Salon International de l'Auto
Salon International de l'Auto
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(International Geneva Motor Show). The manufacturer is committed to deliver 10 vehicles worldwide per year. The waiting time for the Fétish is 24 months and production started in 2005 with plans to end 2015, this is when the Fétish 2 is expected to hit the roads. The retail price for this car has dropped to €
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300,000 as of May 2007 (approx. US$
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400,000), VAT
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not included. Sales data is now available, but it is unclear if any have shipped to customers yet, estimates say Venturi has shipped 35.
Technical specifications
The car's acceleration is comparable to a normal internal combustion engined sports car, producing approximately 250 horsepowerHorsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
(180 kW), with a 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) time of "under 4 seconds" according to the 2007 press kit. Its top speed is less comparable however, at 160 km/h (100 mph). It runs at a constant translation of 9.58 : 1, with a torque of 220 newton metre.
One other particular attraction of the car is that due to the electric traction motor
Traction motor
Traction motor refers to an electric motor providing the primary rotational torque of a machine, usually for conversion into linear motion ....
, the full 220 newton metre torque is available at all motor speeds including from a dead stop, as opposed to the progressive delivery of an internal combustion engined car, where maximum torque is only available within certain RPM ranges.
The company specifies the car with a range of 250 km (combined use). The batteries are all lithium ion accumulators, offering a complete recharge in 1 hour (under 30 kW three-phase) and in 3 hours with a standard grid thanks to its onboard charger.
See also
- List of production battery electric vehicles
- AC Propulsion tzeroAC Propulsion tzeroThe tzero is a hand-made electric sports car that was produced in limited numbers by the U.S. company AC Propulsion. The tzero is based on the Piontek Sportech kit car, which consists of a fiberglass body built over a reinforced steel space frame with double wishbone independent suspension and rack...
- Keio University Eliica
- La Jamais ContenteLa Jamais ContenteLa Jamais Contente was the first vehicle to go over . It was an electric vehicle with a light alloy torpedo shaped bodywork and with Fulmen batteries. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics...
- Lightning GTLightning GTThe Lightning GT is a battery-electric sports car under development by the Lightning Car Company, in Peterborough and due for release in 2012...
- Tesla RoadsterTesla RoadsterThe Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors in California. The Roadster was the first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production available in the United States. Since 2008 Tesla has sold 2,024 Roadsters in 30 countries...
- Think Global AS
- Wrightspeed X1Wrightspeed X1The Wrightspeed X1 is a one-off Ariel Atom heavily modified to use an all-electric powertrain. The Atom was chosen for its light weight and efficient design. The electric motor and inverter are sourced from AC Propulsion, makers of the TZero concept car, while the batteries are low weight, high...
External links & References
Others :
- http://www.venturiboards.com
- Finally on the roads: Venturi Fétish (26 September 2004)
- http://www.autoindex.org/news.plt?no=941
- http://www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2003/detroit/preview/michelin/
- Michelin displays French design at the 2003 North American International Auto Show