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09-20-2010, 07:25 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg The hybrid vehicle will be made both as a fixed-head coupe and with a retractable hard-top. (http://www.automotto.org/entry/2010-paris-preview-lotus-unveils-hybrid-elite/)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Lotus_Elite_Hybrid.jpgVinod - AUTOMOTTO (http://www.automotto.org) - September 20, 2010
Which would you rather have? This Lotus or the Fisker Karma? --Ed.
Another car added in the list of vehicles unveiled before their debut at 2010 Paris Motor Show is Lotus Elite. The hybrid car has a 2+2 seating arrangement and is equipped with monster 5.0 liter V8 engine producing a mammoth 620 PS and 720 Nm of torque, reminding us of Aston Martin’s DB9. The car is able to sprint from 0-100km/h in 3.5 to 3.7 seconds with its top speed locked at 315km/h.
Lotus’s elite is a hybrid car (optional) linked to a hybrid transmission comprising two electric motors and an epicyclic gearbox and is directly aimed at challenging Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin brigade with a price tag touching the £100,000-plus sector. The rear wheel drive weighs 1650kg and has a 215 g/km CO2 emissions level. If we compare these figures to DB9, they are 80kg and 40% less respectively.
Featuring a front mid mounted engine structure, Lotus Elite measures 4.60m in length (10cm less than DB9), 1.90m in width and 1.32m in height. The vehicle will feature Lotus’s own-design touch-screen for... http://www.automotto.org/entry/2010-paris-preview-lotus-unveils-hybrid-elite/
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Lotus_Elite_Hybrid.jpgVinod - AUTOMOTTO (http://www.automotto.org) - September 20, 2010
Which would you rather have? This Lotus or the Fisker Karma? --Ed.
Another car added in the list of vehicles unveiled before their debut at 2010 Paris Motor Show is Lotus Elite. The hybrid car has a 2+2 seating arrangement and is equipped with monster 5.0 liter V8 engine producing a mammoth 620 PS and 720 Nm of torque, reminding us of Aston Martin’s DB9. The car is able to sprint from 0-100km/h in 3.5 to 3.7 seconds with its top speed locked at 315km/h.
Lotus’s elite is a hybrid car (optional) linked to a hybrid transmission comprising two electric motors and an epicyclic gearbox and is directly aimed at challenging Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin brigade with a price tag touching the £100,000-plus sector. The rear wheel drive weighs 1650kg and has a 215 g/km CO2 emissions level. If we compare these figures to DB9, they are 80kg and 40% less respectively.
Featuring a front mid mounted engine structure, Lotus Elite measures 4.60m in length (10cm less than DB9), 1.90m in width and 1.32m in height. The vehicle will feature Lotus’s own-design touch-screen for... http://www.automotto.org/entry/2010-paris-preview-lotus-unveils-hybrid-elite/