Lotus APX
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The Lotus APX is a concept car
created by the British automobile marque, Lotus
. It was first introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. It is the first complete vehicle built on the new Versatile Vehicle Architecture (VVA). This vehicle is also a first for Lotus, as it is the first crossover SUV
they have ever built.
V6 engine. It gives out a displacement of 3 liters. The power output of this engine is 300 hp (224 kW) at 6250 rpm with a torque of 360 newton metre at 4500 rpm. It can go from 0–60 mph in 5 seconds (0–100 km/h in 5.4 seconds). The APX's top speed is 152 mph (245 km/h). The suspension of the APX makes it perfect for off-road use (another first for the Lotus brand) with its permanent 4 wheel drive. The combined fuel consuption is estimated to be around 8.7 L/100 km.
Also shown at the NADA 2007 show was an all-electric 4-wheel drive version of the APX, with 0–60 mph times of 4.8sec. The licensing distributor, ZAP, states it has a capacity of up to 644 wheel horsepower, up to 350 miles (563 km) range, recharge in as little as 10 minutes, and a top speed of up to 155 mph (249 km/h). They claim up to 9,000 recharge cycles and 1 penny per mile recharge costs.
. The interior features digital screens, futuristic gadgets, and many buttons.
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
created by the British automobile marque, Lotus
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at the former site of RAF Hethel, a World War II airfield in Norfolk. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and fine handling characteristics...
. It was first introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. It is the first complete vehicle built on the new Versatile Vehicle Architecture (VVA). This vehicle is also a first for Lotus, as it is the first crossover SUV
Crossover SUV
A crossover SUV is a vehicle built on a car platform and combining, in highly variable degrees, features of a sport utility vehicle with features from a passenger vehicle, especially those of a station wagon or hatchback.Using the unibody construction typical of passenger vehicles, the crossover...
they have ever built.
Engine
The APX uses a Lotus designed and developed superchargedSupercharger
A supercharger is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine.The greater mass flow-rate provides more oxygen to support combustion than would be available in a naturally aspirated engine, which allows more fuel to be burned and more work to be done per cycle,...
V6 engine. It gives out a displacement of 3 liters. The power output of this engine is 300 hp (224 kW) at 6250 rpm with a torque of 360 newton metre at 4500 rpm. It can go from 0–60 mph in 5 seconds (0–100 km/h in 5.4 seconds). The APX's top speed is 152 mph (245 km/h). The suspension of the APX makes it perfect for off-road use (another first for the Lotus brand) with its permanent 4 wheel drive. The combined fuel consuption is estimated to be around 8.7 L/100 km.
Also shown at the NADA 2007 show was an all-electric 4-wheel drive version of the APX, with 0–60 mph times of 4.8sec. The licensing distributor, ZAP, states it has a capacity of up to 644 wheel horsepower, up to 350 miles (563 km) range, recharge in as little as 10 minutes, and a top speed of up to 155 mph (249 km/h). They claim up to 9,000 recharge cycles and 1 penny per mile recharge costs.
Design
The APX exterior is all-aluminiumAluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
. The interior features digital screens, futuristic gadgets, and many buttons.