Lotus City Car concept - total output of 220bhp !!!

Lotus is going from mean to green! The new Lotus City Car concept has a fierce look on the outside! Love the black-ed out A-pillar and panoramic roof!

The Lotus City Car is a 1,400 kg (3,086 lb), 3-door, 4-seat compact car with a front-mounted, range-extending gasoline engine and a rear-mounted electric motor powering the rear axle. The battery is fitted underneath the passenger compartment.

Total power output on the City Car is a hefty 162 kW (220 PS) and 240 Nm of torque - although the continuous power figure is a more modest 54 kW (73 PS). Range on electric power alone is 60 km (37 mi) while the range-extending 34 kW (46 PS) 1.2 liter petrol/gasoline engine, which is a flex-fuel power plant that can also run on ethanol and methanol, takes that figure to a sounder 500 km (311 mi).

The engine produces power for the electric motor alone and doesn't drive the car on its own. 0-100km/h in 9 seconds!

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