Venturi Fétish

The Venturi Fétish is the world's first production two-seater electric sports car. It is produced by Venturi in Monaco. It will remain an absolute rarity, since the manufacturer is committed to deliver only 25 vehicles worldwide.

Technical specifications

The car's acceleration is comparable to a normal internal combustion engined sports car, producing approximately 250 horsepower (180 kW), with a 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) time of "under 5 seconds" according to the 2007 press kit. Its top speed is less comparable however, at 160 km/h (100 mph), which is respectable considering that it only has one gear. It runs at a constant translation of 9.58 : 1, with a torque of Auto Nm|220|0.

One other particular attraction of the car is that due to the electric traction motor, the full Auto Nm|220|0 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.

Miscellaneous information

*The Fétish was first introduced in concept form at the 2002 Salon International de l'Auto (International Geneva Motor Show).
*The retail price for this car has dropped to €297,000 as of May 2007 (approx. US$400,000), VAT included. No sales data is available, so it is unclear if any have shipped to customers yet.
*The futuristic design of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic.

ee also

* List of production battery electric vehicles
* AC Propulsion tzero
* Keio University Eliica
* La Jamais Contente
* Lightning GT
* Tesla Roadster
* Think Global AS
* Wrightspeed X1

External links & References

* [http://www.venturi.fr/ Official Brand Website]
* [http://www.venturifetish.fr/ Official Fetish Website]
* [http://www.lakic.com/ Official Designer Website]
Others :

*http://www.venturiboards.com
* [http://www.autocorse.it/articoli.php?sid=6211/ 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