Artega may have filed for bankruptcy in July 2012
before coming back from the dead in September with the unsuccessful
all-electric Scalo, but it still has yet to produce a production vehicle other
than the GT sports car of almost a decade ago.
At this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the German
automaker hopes that will change following the release of the updated Scalo
Superellectra. Named after Superleggera (super light in Italian) and electrrica
(electric in Italian), the vehicle promises some rather extraordinary figures.
Its powered by two electric motors
at the front axle and two at the rear delivering a total of 1,020 hp and
approximately 1,620 Nm)of instant torque. That should allow the car
to hit 100 km/h in just 2.7 seconds and a 300 km/h top
speed.
Thanks to its 120 kWh battery, the Scalo
Superellectra also promises a rather impressive range. In fact, over the
optimistic New European Driving Cycle it can apparently cover 500
km on a single charge.
Artega says that the model will be ready in the
spring of 2019 and that just 50 units will be produced, each priced at upwards
of 1.3 million euros (US$ 1.59 million).
