We haven’t heard much from Automobili Estrema since the company unveiled the 2,012 hp Fulminea in 2021. However, the model is back in the spotlight as the brand has provided an update and revealed the first production model will be unveiled this June. Shortly thereafter in September, Automobili Estrema will travel to the Nürburgring and attempt to set a new lap record for electric sports cars on the Nordschleife.
Interestingly and somewhat unreassuringly,
Automobili Estrema has launched a Kickstarter campaign to “support the costs
involved with such an attempt.” The
campaign is seeking to raise US$ 104,197 and it has already
garnered US$ 12,040 from 39 backers as of this writing. The
company also plans to produce a documentary that covers the “entire journey
from inception until the race at [the] Nordschleife.” Viewers will also be able to “follow the
making of Fulminea” in nine episodes that are set to roll out between February
and October.
Needless to say, there’s plenty of risk
involved and the Kickstarter campaign notes “As a start-up company, we know
that we might not be able to complete the Fulminea prototype and (or) miss the
record attempt but we also know that with our passion, experience, know-how
and talent, the chance of being successful is bigger.” That remains to be seen and the company
finished up by saying, “We don’t know yet if our story will have a happy
ending, let’s find it out together.”
With all that being said, the Fulminea is
slated to be a revolutionary electric hypercar that features ultra-capacitors
as well as a ‘hybrid’ battery pack that combines traditional lithium-ion
battery cells with solid-state cells produced by Avesta Battery Energy Engineering. This is slated to give the car a combined
battery capacity of at least 100 kWh and a record energy density of 500
Wh/kg. The company also noted the
batteries are only slated to weigh 300 kg, while the car itself
should come in at 1,500 kg.
If everything pans out, the four motor
Fulminea will be able to rocket from 0-320 km/h in less than ten
seconds and travel approximately 520 km in the WLTP cycle. The company also says the car should be able
to go from a 10% to 80% charge in less than 15 minutes. Automobili Estrema
added “initial production is underway” and they’ll only build 61 units that
start at € 1,961,000 (US$ 2,087,396 / £ 1,725,827).