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HOW ECLECTIC! Latest Venturi electric buggy bears little resemblance to company's Fetish supercar.(News)
Byline: NICK KURCZEWSKI
Even in the tiny sliver of Mediterranean glitz and glamour known as Monaco, a Venturi automobile still has the attention-grabbing force of a swift smack to the face with a Louis Vuitton handbag.
Having bought the struggling French sports-car manufacturer in 2001, current owner and CEO Gildo Pallanca Pastor decided to make a complete break from Venturi's previous lineup of handsome GT cars. The first step involved moving the company to Monaco, Pastor's ritzy hometown. The next came in 2004, with the release of the Venturi Fetish prototype, an electric car with knockout looks and sports-car dynamics, priced to rival the mooring fees in Monaco's harbor. At roughly $400,000, the finalized Fetish will be limited to a run of 25 units once production starts in September. Five have already been preordered.
Venturi's latest model stays true to the company's high-tech and eco-friendly agenda while remaining within the budgets of mere mortals. Unveiled at the 2006 Paris auto show, the solar-electric Venturi Eclectic will cost about $32,000 when the run of 200 begins later this year.
The lunar-rover looks of the Eclectic were designed around the car's large, rooftop solar panels. Recharging the liquid-cooled, nickel-metal-hydride batteries is done via normal plug and outlet, the solar panels or even wind power, thanks to an optional $1,900 Venturi-developed wind turbine. The turbine powers a generator to provide up to nine miles' worth of charge per day. In comparison, the solar panels add about four miles of range for each (sunny) day. A plug-and-outlet recharge takes three to five hours.
Fully juiced, the Eclectic has a range of 30 miles and a top speed of 30 mph. That limits the car to congested city centers or use ...
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