Monday, March 7, 2011

Artega SE: eco-coupe

Artega is a small German manufacturer who has made an interesting limited edition sports coupe, the Artega GT, designed by Henrik Fisker of Aston Martin, and presented last year at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2011 edition has hosted the event alongside the GT version is also "green" this coupe, the Artega Electric Sports, abbreviated to SE, that instead of the V6 petrol engine of 300 horses is driven by two electric motors with zero emissions located on the rear axle: get together with a power of 380 hp and can operate independently for optimal traction.

The drive system weighs 150 kg not including 330 kg of lithium-ion batteries needed to power the engines. For better weight distribution, liquid-cooled batteries from 37 kWh are separated and positioned on both ends of the car, with a weight distribution of 57 percent to 43 percent front and rear: the total weight is about 1400 kg, 115 more than the GT.

The House provides a range of 300 km passing at 200 with a sporty driving. The Artega If you have a switch on the steering wheel that allows the driver to adjust the energy recovered during braking when the accelerator is released. The Artega SE goes from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.3 seconds and touch a maximum speed of 250 km / h.

Sales in Europe are planned for late summer when the production version will debut at the Frankfurt Show in September. If the House will be welcomed plans to produce a good number of examples of this ecological coupe by April 2012. The price should be around 150,000 euro: the GT petrol costs € 83,900.

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