Venturi Fétish

The Venturi Fétish is the world's aboriginal assembly two-seater electric sports car. It is produced by Venturi in Monaco, and the affected architecture of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic. The Fétish was aboriginal alien in abstraction anatomy at the 2002 Salon International de l'Auto (International Geneva Motor Show). It will abide an complete rarity, back the architect is committed to bear alone 10 cartage common per year. The retail amount for this car has alone to €300,000 as of May 2007 (approx. US$400,000), VAT not included. Sales abstracts is now available, but it is cryptic if any accept alien to barter yet, estimates say Venturi has alien 25.

The car's dispatch is commensurable to a accustomed centralized agitation engined sports car, bearing about 250 application (180 kW), with a 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) time of "under 4 seconds" according to the 2007 columnist kit. Its top acceleration is beneath commensurable however, at 160 km/h (100 mph). It runs at a connected adaptation of 9.58 : 1, with a torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft).

One added accurate allure of the car is that due to the electric absorption motor, the abounding 220 N·m (162 lb·ft) torque is accessible at all motor speeds including from a asleep stop, as against to the accelerating commitment of an centralized agitation engined car, area best torque is alone accessible aural assertive RPM ranges.

The aggregation specifies the car with a ambit of 250 km (combined use). The batteries are all lithium ion accumulators, alms a complete recharge in 1 hour (under 30 kW three-phase) and in 3 hours with a accepted filigree acknowledgment to its onboard charger.