Oh, those lucky Los Angeles folk. Probably the most questionably named car in a long time, the Venturi Fetish will be sold for $660,000 in only three cities in the world; Monte Carlo, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. Yeah, this is a few months old, but I figure alot of you haven’t heard of this before. This first-ever electric “dream car” was designed by none other than French engineer Gérard Ducarouge (of Lotus Formula 1, Matra Formula 1 and Le Mans fame.) Similarly to the Toyota Prius and other hybrids, the Fetish (I just can’t get over that name) will recharge itself when it’s placed in motor braking mode.
One of the coolest things about this car is that nearly all of the torque will be immediately available from standstill due to the powerful 14,000 RPM motor. Acceleration numbers are impressive; 0-60 in less than 5 seconds, and a top speed of over 100 mph, pretty good for an electric car. It can go 200 miles on each recharge, which only takes 1 minute for every mile.
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