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L.A. REPORT; Fetish for the greenies.(News)
Byline: MARK VAUGHN, BOB GRITZINGER
We expect to see eco-friendly green-mobiles at the Los Angeles auto show as carmakers roll out their cleanest, world-saving wonders to show the all-powerful California Air Resources Board how sensitive they are about the environment. And they are there in force, from the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to the hydrogen-powered BMW H2R.
But green hysteria is based on a flawed assumption that L.A. greenies never give a thought to performance. Enter the production Fetish, making its North American debut, from French sports car maker Venturi.
Though we hoped for a shoe (hey-we're entitled to a fetish or two of our own), the Fetish is actually a quite attractive two-seat roadster made entirely of carbon fiber. But it's also a green, all-electric vehicle powered solely by lithium-ion batteries through an AC Propulsion TZero Gen II motor and controller. Venturi claims 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Sticker price will be $600,000 when the car goes on sale here in January 2006. That's assuming Venturi can win federal approval of the Fetish by then.
Across the aisle and at the other end of the spectrum is the Bentley Arnage Drophead (read: convertible) Coupe concept ...
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