The curious PG Elektrus, unveiled in early
2012 and not heard about since, has just appeared for sale on Mobile.de in
Germany and the asking price will blow your mind.
Inspired by the first-generation Tesla
Roadster, the Elektrus aimed to take what was a promising (yet flawed) electric
sports car and make it better. Powering the Elektrus is a single electric motor
delivering 270 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque that is allegedly good enough to send
the sports car to 100 km/h in less than three seconds and a top speed
close to 300 km/h.
At the time of the car’s unveiling, the
small German outfit claimed it would build 667 examples but we can’t find any
evidence that it produced more than two. Considering the car’s original claimed
asking price exceeding US$ 300,000, this is hardly a surprise.
The listing states that this Elektrus was
previously the demo car and hasn’t been driven all that much, showing 10,000 km on the clock. By comparison, the original prototype built has
allegedly been driven for almost 100,000 km.
One of the interesting aspects of the PG
Elektrus is that it is equipped with a sound system that allows the driver to
select between different engine sounds, including an option that replicates
that of a Formula 1 car.
With a price tag of € 250,000 (US$ 275,000),
it certainly doesn’t come cheap and justifying that price isn’t easy,
particularly when you consider that some of the planet’s finest supercars can
be purchased for less.
