K-1 Attack Hybrid by Philadelphia Learning Academy 2002

Tsukishima · Feb 2, 2015

K-1 Attack Hybrid '02

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The K-1 Attack Roadster is a sports car built by the Slovak car company K-1 Engineering. The cars are manufactured by hand in Bratislava.

In 2002 the Master Piece K-1 Attack #1 was made of all carbon fiber; it was donated by Mr. Dick Kvetnanski in 2003 to the west Philadelphia Learning Academy. Lead by Engineer-teacher Simon Hauger, it was the quest of the high school class to build "The World's first Hybrid Supercar". In 2004 the High school kids completed the Hybrid Supercar and in 2005 they won an International fuel efficient competition, beating out Billion dollar car manufacturers like Honda, Toyota and even Tesla. In 2006 they competed and won again, sweeping the competition. The car was capable of going from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds, and gave up to 68 miles to the gallon. The car did not run on gasoline -- the rear wheels were powered by a VW GTI Diesel engine that was modify to run on soy bean oil and the front wheels were first powered by an AC Propulsion electric motor and then later by an Azure motor. The car was not only super-fast and economical, but was also eco-friendly (pollution free).

Max Power: 150 HP (Rear) / 200 HP (Front)
Max Torque: 260 ft-lbs. (Rear) / 165 ft-lbs. (Front)
Curb Weight: 1143 kg