Ellica 2004

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The Eliica (or the Electric Lithium-Ion Car) is a battery electric vehicle prototype or concept car first shown in 2004 and designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu.

The 5.1 m (17 ft) car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in four seconds (faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo at that time).
In 2004, the Eliica reached a speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) on Italy's Nardò High Speed Track.
The team's goal is to exceed 400 km/h (250 mph), breaking the record set by street-legal gasoline-powered vehicles.

Shimizu's new project is called "SIM-Drive", with wheel hub motors.

The Eliica weighs 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) and seats the driver and three passengers. The body was tested in a wind tunnel. The front doors open forward and the rear doors open upward like wings. The car's platform contains 4 tracks of 80 batteries, which make up one third of the vehicle's cost. They currently require about 10 hours of recharging at 100 volts from empty to full charge, and can be easily charged off a residential power grid.

The car has eight wheels to improve traction, and they are smaller than normal passenger vehicles, so it can be lower to the ground for better aerodynamics and stability. Each of the wheels has a 60 kW (80 hp) electric motor, giving a 480 kW (640 hp) eight wheel drive which can tackle all kinds of road surfaces. The four front wheels steer. The electric motors mean that the Eliica can deliver a smooth acceleration free from gear shifts of about 0.8 g. Each wheel contains a disc brake and employs a regenerative brake system to recover energy.

There are currently (as of 2005) two versions of the Eliica: a Speed model and an Acceleration model. The Speed model is made to challengegasoline-based records and has a top speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) with a range of 200 km (120 mi). The Acceleration model is made for the street and has a top speed of 190 km/h (120 mph) with a range of 320 km (200 mi).


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If this car were in GT... it will have 8-wheel drive.

Anyways, this has to be my 1,000th post so far on :gtplanet:.
 
With its four front wheels, just imagine how much turning force this car would provide, although this would mean relatively poor grip and stability.
 
Dear Starlight: I love your posts but in the name of all that's sacrosanct please no. Not this...atrocity. Tech is cool, no doubt but......Remember Tyrrell P34? That's a cool car. But not this - this is just...{CENSORED}.
 

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