The new Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 Roadster VERSACE will be built to order in a pastel white with a transparent engine hood that reveals the powerful V12. Inside the Murciélago LP 640 Roadster VERSACE gets black and white nappap leather that is hand-embroidered with Versace Greek motif.
does anyone else notice as you read the specs on all these bad ass cars its like 700+ hp with this new technology and that new technology used on this new supercharger or water cooler or blah blah blah... and they all run about the same, around 3.2-3.5 0-60 times... the new tesla is a 2 speed tranny with a very very very small simple electric motor and about 1000 lap top batteries and it does 0-60 around the same kinda times and is way cheaper. imagine if we used all this brain power to think of a bigger better electric motor and a new transmission and we can make an electric car with a smaller battery that lasts longer and go 0-60 in 2.XX and top speed of 250 mph. and it doesnt polute the air at all. hell paint it flat black with some blacked out tailights and some red calipers on the brakes or whatever... but there is so much more that we could do with these electric cars. why didnt we start making them 60 years ago. so much more simple. and imagine what electric cars would be today if we started making them a long time ago.
on another note, all the last few cars being shown have made me drool
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does anyone else notice as you read the specs on all these bad ass cars its like 700+ hp with this new technology and that new technology used on this new supercharger or water cooler or blah blah blah... and they all run about the same, around 3.2-3.5 0-60 times... the new tesla is a 2 speed tranny with a very very very small simple electric motor and about 1000 lap top batteries and it does 0-60 around the same kinda times and is way cheaper. imagine if we used all this brain power to think of a bigger better electric motor and a new transmission and we can make an electric car with a smaller battery that lasts longer and go 0-60 in 2.XX and top speed of 250 mph. and it doesnt polute the air at all. hell paint it flat black with some blacked out tailights and some red calipers on the brakes or whatever... but there is so much more that we could do with these electric cars. why didnt we start making them 60 years ago. so much more simple. and imagine what electric cars would be today if we started making them a long time ago.
I dont think I would get the same satisfaction out of the driving experience with an electric car. Its more than just the performance numbers. I need the sound as well and how it feels to drive. Just my opinion.
does anyone else notice as you read the specs on all these bad ass cars its like 700+ hp with this new technology and that new technology used on this new supercharger or water cooler or blah blah blah... and they all run about the same, around 3.2-3.5 0-60 times... the new tesla is a 2 speed tranny with a very very very small simple electric motor and about 1000 lap top batteries and it does 0-60 around the same kinda times and is way cheaper. imagine if we used all this brain power to think of a bigger better electric motor and a new transmission and we can make an electric car with a smaller battery that lasts longer and go 0-60 in 2.XX and top speed of 250 mph. and it doesnt polute the air at all. hell paint it flat black with some blacked out tailights and some red calipers on the brakes or whatever... but there is so much more that we could do with these electric cars. why didnt we start making them 60 years ago. so much more simple. and imagine what electric cars would be today if we started making them a long time ago.
on another note, all the last few cars being shown have made me drool
When you get to certain 0-60mph range... The main issue is traction.. Not engine tech.
I personally don't wanna drive a car sized golf cart. I already find golf carts weird enough that they make no noise.
The great thing about electric motors, and why they get a vehicle motivated VERY quickly, is because they make the same amount of torque at 1 rpm as they do at 5000 rpm. No need to rev the motor and dump the clutch for a nice launch, just hit the "gas".
The Tesla Roadster is a fully electric sports car, and is the first car produced by electric car firm Tesla Motors. The car can travel 225 mi on a single 3.5 hour charge of its lithium-ion battery pack and accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds. The Roadster's efficiency is reported as 133 W·h/km (4.7 mi/kW·h), equivalent to 135 mpg–U.S. (1.74 L/100 km / 162.1 mpg–imp).
Costs around 100k but is much faster than cars way more expensive. I wouldn't care what gas prices were if I had this thing. I never drive more than 200 miles in a day. When I got home I could just plug it in and it would be ready in the morning. Also been looking into some new engines that drive electrical generators using magnets that never need fuel. My electricity and gas bills are now non-existent.
I saw one of those Teslas in person when I went to SF for the weekend & snapped a coupla pics. he said it was a one off prototype or somethin I was like ok. pretty damn nice though.
Fuel cells have been developed which work. However the technology to produce these fuel cells or rather to make a car with that technology is incredibly expensive right now (~$1 million). So currently a lot of money is going into making the technology and production cheaper.
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Fuel cells have been developed which work. However the technology to produce these fuel cells or rather to make a car with that technology is incredibly expensive right now (~$1 million). So currently a lot of money is going into making the technology and production cheaper.
I have personally driven a hyrdrogen powered fuel cell vehicle being developed through GM. The company I am interning for is developing a lot of the Hydrogen technology that goes into powering the car. The vehicle was a Chevy Equinox and eventhough it isnt meant for performance it was horrible to drive. The throttle felt dead with what seemed like no torque. The vehicle was absolutely silent when running. Probably one of the worst driving experiences Ive ever been a part of. But it would be good in that only deionized water comes out the exhaust. The fuel cell technology is still quite a ways off yet.
I have personally driven a hyrdrogen powered fuel cell vehicle being developed through GM. The company I am interning for is developing a lot of the Hydrogen technology that goes into powering the car. The vehicle was a Chevy Equinox and eventhough it isnt meant for performance it was horrible to drive. The throttle felt dead with what seemed like no torque. The vehicle was absolutely silent when running. Probably one of the worst driving experiences Ive ever been a part of. But it would be good in that only deionized water comes out the exhaust. The fuel cell technology is still quite a ways off yet.
Not to mention the fact that the production of Hydrogen leaves a huge carbon footprint using current methods, pushing the reality of a production fuel cell powered fleet of vehicles even further down the road. Bummer.
The Aspid: Gets your ass from 0-62 in 2.8 secs with 49mpg:
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IFR Automotive, an award-winning Spanish automotive design and technology company has unveiled their new Aspid ‘luxury’ sportscar at the British International Motor Show. The 700kg lightweight Aspid features fuel and CO2 saving technologies throughout the chassis, suspension, brakes and electrical system.
Power comes from a 2.0 liter supercharged engine that produces a total of 400-hp. That gives the Aspid the ability to go from 0-62mph in 2.8 seconds and 0-100mph in 5.9 seconds. A 270-hp version is also available which goes from rest to 62 in 3.7 seconds.
Designed for the road or track use, IFR says that the estimated fuel-consumption figures come in at 4.8 and 5.5 l/100km or 49 and 43mpg.
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