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The 205 MPH, Micro-Turbine-Boosted Jaguar C-X75

by Matthew Zuras on October 3, 2010 at 05:00 PM

jaguar c-x75
To all of you traditionalist motorheads unimpressed by all the nerdy, newfangled hybrids on the market, be prepared to be mopped up with a sponge and bucket after the electric Jaguar C-X75 tears through you at 205 miles per hour. You have some time before you become luxury roadkill, though, since the vehicle was only just unveiled as a concept at the Paris Motor Show.

And how the hell does it reach 205 with a single electric motor? Well, it's actually got four -- yes, four -- motors, one for each wheel. But, if those aren't somehow capable of delivering the requisite juice, you can flip on the two tiny gas turbines that are basically micro-jet engines. All told, the C-X75 can get up to 560 miles in a single charge, but, as FastCoDesign notes, the fact that the car is battery-powered basically precludes it from being sold. (We're thinking about the Daihatsu Mira Van, which went 623 miles on one charge from a whopping 74 kilowatt-hour battery.) Still, look at that Jag! Check out the company's site here to slobber over all the features.

Jaguar C-X75


Tags: concept, ConceptCar, ElectricCar, electricvehicle, green, green tech, GreenTech, jaguar, JaguarC-x75, JaguarC-x75Concept, top, transportation, turbine

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