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Old 04-16-2021, 07:46 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
What I hope for is more versions of the Aptera. 4 wheels, 4 doors, 5/6 seats or more. But with ultra aerodynamic body styling.
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  • Winner of the $5 million Mainstream class of the Automotive X Prize
  • An internal combustion engine powered VLC in X Prize on-track testing achieved 110 MPGe (EPA combined)
  • An electric VLC recorded 245 MPGe in the EPA 5-cycle test (combined) and 350 MPGe using X Prize metrics (Roush Laboratories)
  • A VLC prototype with a Smart Car driveline achieved 89 MPG (highway), compared to 41 MPG for the Smart
  • The VLC demonstrated the lowest drag ever recorded at the GM Aero Lab for a multi-passenger car (0.160 Cd)
  • The VLC holds the best coastdown numbers ever achieved at Chrysler’s Chelsea Proving Grounds
  • At the X Prize the VLC posted a peak lateral acceleration of 1.18g on a skid pad, the fastest speed through the double lane change, and shortest stop
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