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#17 of 26 Re: nippon....... [rockylee] by rockylee

Apr 24, 2007 (11:12 pm)

Replying to: rockylee (Apr 24, 2007 11:08 pm)
Nevermind it's made by ZAP
 
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=120032
 
Now this is my kind of vehicle-grin
 
Rocky

#18 of 26 Re: all the magazines [nippononly] by rockylee

Apr 24, 2007 (11:16 pm)

Replying to: nippononly (Apr 24, 2007 8:45 pm)
I belong to the Colin Chapman (think Lotus) school of thinking!
 
Zap, Lotus Team Up on Electric Crossover SUV
 
http://jalopnik.com/cars/alternative-energy/zap-lotus-team-up-on-electric-crosso- - ver-suv-232415.php
 
http://www.zapworld.com/ZAPWorld.aspx?id=4560
 
Now only if they would make me a passenger car ?
 
Rocky

#19 of 26 nippon....... by rockylee

Apr 24, 2007 (11:25 pm)

My dream car pal........
 
http://www.teslamotors.com/
 
This car has to be so fun to drive. Who needs a Ferrari when this baby revs up to 13,500 rpm's ?
 
Rocky

#21 of 26 Re: nippon....... [rockylee] by tpe

Apr 25, 2007 (7:41 am)

Replying to: rockylee (Apr 24, 2007 11:25 pm)
With electric motors efficiency typically improves with higher power. So any hp race that might ensue would not be criticized from the perspective of wasting energy.

#22 of 26 Re: nippon....... [tpe] by rockylee

Apr 25, 2007 (7:44 am)

Replying to: tpe (Apr 25, 2007 7:41 am)
Man tpe, if I won the lottery I'd own one of those Tesla Roadster's. That thing is very sweet. Especially in that blaze orange color to out run the red and blues. J/K
 
Rocky

#23 of 26 Re: nippon....... [rockylee] by bumpy

Apr 25, 2007 (7:53 am)

Replying to: rockylee (Apr 24, 2007 11:25 pm)
13,500 is okay, but the Venturi Fetish goes to 14.

#24 of 26 Re: nippon....... [bumpy] by rockylee

Apr 25, 2007 (8:02 am)

Replying to: bumpy (Apr 25, 2007 7:53 am)
Wow, bumpy you never seem to not amaze me with the cars you find and info you give me. That is a very awesome car pal. where's it made ? France ? It sure is expensive !!!! I'd buy the Tesla, as it looks like a better car and has more features and take the extra money $500+K and go on lots of road trips to golf courses.
 
Rocky

#25 of 26 Venturi is French by bumpy

Apr 25, 2007 (8:18 am)

and most of the cost in in the carbon-fiber unibody shell which keeps the weight down. Driving a Fetish is probably like stuffing a LS2 in a first-gen Miata, but a lot smoother and quieter (no intake or exhaust noise and no engine vibration).

#26 of 26 Re: Venturi is French [bumpy] by kdshapiro

Apr 25, 2007 (9:26 am)

Replying to: bumpy (Apr 25, 2007 8:18 am)
Not impressed. The car would be a hoot if you live in Manhattan but most California commuters would not be able use it for one round trip commute.

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