Also looks like you can't see out the back!

 

Do you have a scan of the article in car about the NSX????

 

Autoweek under has an article stating that toyota is going to debut this car at the geneva car show

 

its not about the nsx but it mentions it.

 

ITALDESIGN-GIUGIARO TOYOTA
ALESSANDRO VOLTA CONCEPT

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Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery and Toyota has created the ultimate for-production hybrid-electric powertrain that sees its first use in the Lexus RX400h unveiled in Detroit this past January. Put the two great moments in circuitry together and you get a supercar commemorating Alessandro's awesomeness and AW's pick for Most Significant at Geneva. It impresses us that 1) Toyota is doing a supercar in the first place, 2) they got together with Giugaro to do it instead of their own ED2 studio in the south of France and 3) it's a beautiful hybrid car instead of looking like a rolling experiment pod. The Italdesign-Giugiaro Toyota Alessandro Volta generates a calculated 402 horsepower from the Hybrid Synergy Drive System in this guise and that takes it to 62 mph from 0 mph in just four seconds thanks to the all carbon fiber body and chassis construction from Giugiaro resulting in a curb weight of just 2866 pounds versus the RX400h at 4000-something. Top speed is limited to 155 mph and average mileage hits nearly 40 mpg. And it could see production by 2007. We have a new market segment, kids!

 

it is no photo job link
http://autoweek.com/specials/2004_ge...itors/index.mv

 

I've read somewhere that electric motors develope around 4 hp per pound while internal combustion engines are around 1 hp per pound. Even the untouchable Supra TT I6 can't keep up with 4 hp per pound. Add to this, only 1 moving part and no polution. Pretty nice in my book.

 

Looks like a flattened mini van....

 

Hey...if you can get 400hp from some electric motors....why not? I just hope the production verson doesnt look like the one in the pic. yuk!

 

apparently some of you dont understand how powerful these electirc motors are...

the ones in the prius are relativly weak when compared to these possible supercars...did you know...the Toyota Prius uses a BLDC (brushless dc) motor with a peak power of 44 hp at 1,040-5,600 rpm and a peak torque of 258 lbs-ft of torque at 0-400 rpm...

yes thats 258lbs-ft...problem is that its geared down signifcantly, but its still there...if you notice more hybrids have a good amount more tourque than hp....

if you add this to a good engine and utilize it like a super charger and wheel motors in the front you have a awd setup like the honda dualnote (aka acura dn-x) which can have over 400hp awd and 40 miles a gallon, not to mention you dont pay the price of complex turbo setups, turbo lag, and lots of ***** off the line where most prefer it, if anything it would be similar to the muscle car era, cept you have good gas mileage...

AND if you wanted you could tune a hybrid, its not impossible, could actually be easier, there is just not enough of a market yet, although a hyrbid sports car can change things...

 

I will take an electric motor over gasoline anyday, if it produces the same power. Kinda gettin sick of suckin fumes all day

 

how do you see who's behind you in that car. i see why there was a wrecked one. cause you will have a big time blind side.

 

I guarantee you that electric performance cars are not only on their way, but are also here to an extent.

Anyone hear of a Tzero before? Full Electric car with 200hp, regenerative charging, 0-60 in 4.1 seconds, 1/4 mile in 13.2, while still maintaining a 100 mile range at 60 mph. I know the range is still lackluster, but look what they can do with performance.

There is a custom built fully electric drag racer going 8.91 seconds @ 145.8 mph in the quarter mile.

The Silent Supercar
Is a low-volume electric supercar on the horizon? Yes, if there's sufficient demand for the car, says U.K.-based Zytek Automotive Ltd., which has developed an attention-grabbing electric Lotus Elise prototype with support from Group Lotus Ltd.
Both gas and electric versions of the Elise boast a featherweight 155-pound extruded aluminum space frame and lightweight composite body shell. Curb weight is just 1,930 pounds, including batteries -- a full 1,000 pounds lighter than GM's EV1.
Its supercar-like acceleration is estimated at 0 to 90 mph in just 11.2 seconds, quicker than the standard Elise. A 300-volt nickel-cadmium battery pack is said to offer a 120-mile driving range and a one-hour recharge to 95 percent. Top speed is electronically limited to 90 mph.
The impressive power is provided by twin 100-horsepower (75-kilowatt) oil-cooled Zytek brushless DC motors, each mounted to single-speed aluminum gearboxes that transmit power to the rear wheels via equal -lenght driveshafts.
The car is reportedly headed back to Lotus for ride and handling refinements. If produced for sale, the electric Lotus would cost about the same as the standard Elise, batteries not included.


So basically this thing is not impossible to say the least, as a mass production car obviously forget it, but it could still be made in some amalgamation.

 

the car could simply have cameras with a display so you could see what is behind you, there problem solved for lack or rear visability