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Venturi Fetish Sports Car Review
Venturi or Automobiles Venturi achieved iconic status as a prime manufacturer of sports cars. At the height of its involvement in car racing, it competed toe to toe with Italy’s Ferrari, the French Bugatti and the German Porsche. These industry giants dominated the racing circuit in Europe. In fact, countless times have the Venturi shown superiority against its acknowledged rivals. But in 2001, Monegasque millionaire Gildo Pallanca Pastor bought the rights to the French Automobile Company and soon enough diverted focus to the production of eco-friendly, green cars.
Under new management, Venturi produced the world’s first ever two-seater electric sports car and aptly named it the Venturi Fetish, produced from its Monaco facility. It could have made a big splash over green car advocates but production has been limited to only 25 vehicles. Thus, worldwide only a select few can test the viability of the Venturi Fetish as a sports car, the rest will simply think of it as a concept car. Read the rest of this entry »
Venturi Fetish Electric Sports Car – A Review on the World’s First Production Electric Sportster
Posted by admin in Sports Car, Venturi on January 19, 2012
Venturi Fetish is the world’s first eco-friendly sports car that went on to production. When the company introduced the first concept in Geneva Motor Show, many people were not quite serious about the car and never assumed that it will see production soon. However, the car appeared in Detroit Motor Show in 2003, which was just one year after the Geneva Motor Show and the following year, the car went on to sales in the Japanese Market, opening a new era in automobile history.
The car was launched in United States in 2005 and was available in most European countries in the following years. Needless to say, the car was widely popular and the media coverage was excellent. The vehicle was capable of a maximum speed of over 100 miles but managed to sell well because of the excellent initial torque produced by its 180kW motor. The 0-60 miles acceleration took less than five years, which is the standard timing for even the most expensive sports cars. The top speed beyond 100 miles was not a matter of concerns for many car owners as such speeds have no practical applications in most city and highway roads where a maximum speed limit is implemented. Read the rest of this entry »