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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by jburns, May 7, 2006.

  1. jburns

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    SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Ian Wright has a car that blows away a Ferrari 360 Spider and a Porsche Carrera GT in drag races, and whose 0-to-60 acceleration time ranks it among the fastest production autos in the world. In fact, it's second only to the French-made Bugatti Veyron, a 1,000-horsepower, 16-cylinder beast that hits 60 mph half a second faster and goes for $1.25 million.

    The key difference? The Bugatti gets eight miles per gallon. Wright's car? It runs off an electric battery.

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    #1 jburns, May 7, 2006
  2. SyZyGy

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    Actually his car is based of the Arial Atom, which is stupid fast. It's actually a street legal go-kart. It's also considered an alternative to sportbikes. The actual gasoline version is faster than this guys conversion, but it is still a cool electric car. Just so you know, its the horsepower to weight ratio is what makes things fast. Thats why a Yamaha R1 with 180hp that weighs like 370 lbs (without rider) will take the quarter mile in the high 9 seconds stock. :)

    If I didn't have a sportbike already, I'd consider the Arial Atom. It goes for like mid $30K for the one with the faster engine. :)
     
    #2 SyZyGy, May 7, 2006
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Yeah, esp. the 300hp version with a supercharged Honda Type R engine!
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, May 8, 2006
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    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    Is that the car darell (I think!) got to drive? I remember seeing a video of a race between the X1 and a couple conventional gas-engine sports cars. It blew them away...

    Yes!! Found it!!

    Darell and the X1
     
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Wow, that car has a Pioneer AVIC-N1 DVD/CD/MP3/Nav system with Vehicle Dynamics system.
     
    #5 Tideland Prius, May 8, 2006
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