Ariel has officially
released details about its electric sports car project codenamed HIPERCAR.
Set to go into production in 2020, the
high-performance model is a range-extended electric vehicle that has a 42 or 56
kWh lithium-ion battery pack which is backed up by a 47 hp micro-turbine range extending engine.
The battery pack powers electric motors that each
develop 295 hp and 450 Nm of torque. Since the model can
be equipped with either rear- or all-wheel drive, the combined output is 590 hp or 1,180 hp.
In terms of performance, the car will be able to
accelerate from 0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds, 0-161 km/h in 3.8 seconds,
and 0-241 km/h in 7.8 seconds. Shortly thereafter, the model will
hit its top speed of 257 km/h.
The HIPERCAR will ride on a lightweight aluminum
chassis and the model can be equipped with either forged or carbon composite
wheels measuring 20-inches up front and 21-inches in the rear.
