Ariel Hipercar

[Richard A Thackeray]

What the heck!?!?

Almost 1200BHP, & more importantly, 1300 Ib/ft of torque

0-100MPH in 4 seconds
A research project

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2XwsIFVs0

 

[wiggydiggy]

Never before have I heard a jet engine being described as a range extender lol

That was great, it's definately an Ariel and I hope they get it into full production.

 

[dan_bo]

Ace.

Right size too. Want.

 

[DCLane]

A gas turbine engine was the bit that got me.

 

[figbat]

Jaguar did the C-X75 hybrid concept a while back using turbines as the charging source.

 

[lazybloke]

A gas turbine engine was the bit that got me.

Yawn, there's an Austin Princess with a gas turbine at the British Motor Museum!

 

[Jody]

Yawn, there's an Austin Princess with a gas turbine at the British Motor Museum!

Does it recharge it's electric batteries?

 

[lazybloke]

Does it recharge it's electric batteries?

I doubt there's a Haynes manual, but It pobably has an alternator!

 

[fossyant]

Yawn, there's an Austin Princess with a gas turbine at the British Motor Museum!

Oh god, those cars handled like a barge with jelly suspension.

 

[Cycleops]

I want to know what do you do with it when you've got one?

 

[Jody]

I doubt there's a Haynes manual, but It pobably has an alternator!

and some rust

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Batman is back

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Yawn, there's an Austin Princess with a gas turbine at the British Motor Museum!

Are you sure it's a Princess?
There was the Rover, with the turbine 'JET1'

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ji3Wd8izeI

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It's a McMurtry for the road?!
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/are-we-being-forced-to-go-electric.281248/page-92#post-6758643

The Hipercar is striking to look at, but sadly it's not gorgeous, like the Morgan LIFEcar
)yes, I know that's a fuel-cell car)

 

[Jody]

It's a McMurtry for the road?!
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/are-we-being-forced-to-go-electric.281248/page-92#post-6758643

The McMurty is bonkers fast. What a stunning bit of kit.