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# }! ^6 l1 {, KA sleek and speedy debut $ p) ]2 `: d6 J/ jIt's made of carbon fibre, powered by a 700bhp turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa engine and an electric motor and its makers claim it will eventually be capable of 0-258mph acceleration in 19 seconds and a maximum of 450mph, at which speed it will deliver 17.6mpg. "It is a perfect engine, I love it," says Acabion's chief research officer, Peter Maskus. 8 i; a. F* f" {5 z& v% g) IWhen it goes on sale in 2009, the Acabion GTBO 70 will only be capable of 150mph, but its maker claims the 300kg vehicle is the world's most exclusive; production from 2007 to 2011 is limited to 26 examples. - q5 O$ ^% {6 U" q |
"As an engineer I worked for Porsche, Mercedes and BMW," says Maskus. "All those cars are inefficient; they originate from the horse-drawn carriage with their four big wheels and rectangular shape. The Acabion is the new ideal of sporting and responsible mobility." The Acabion resembles another enclosed, tandem seating, feet-forward motorcycle, the Ecomobile, although that was bulkier and powered by a BMW motorcycle engine, with a top speed of 161mph, 0-62mph in 5.7sec and a steady 56mph fuel consumption of 68mpg. - X& g' I) i0 k2 h2 r# z ) S1 c& }, K7 u+ N* |% f- p @% T. u ! J) T D+ W" d 5 `9 H& Q8 s7 N5 E5 k/ A5 _[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-6-13 22:08 编辑 ]