157mpg
- Thread starter epicstruggle
- Start date
MulciberXP
Regular
my lawnmower has 10 hp 
Needs a bit more information, go to http://www.loremo.com/ and select the english page on the bottom. Apparantly, there are two versions of the car, a ls version and a gt version. The gt version has 30 more horsepower and can go from 0-100 km/h in 9 seconds compared to the ls version's 19 seconds. However, the gt version has a range of about 800 kilometer compared to the ls version's 1,300 kilometer range. Oh, and in case your wondering if the cars use some kind of supertechnology, the ls is about 11,000 euro and the gt is about 15,000 euro.epicstruggle said:
:
the ls model is quite enough for many in the third world. and the gt for the rest of us. Im glad some in the auto industry are pushing the boundary in MPG race.nintenho said:
epic
DuckThor Evil
Legend
I have hard time to believe the top speed figures, eventhough the car is very light and has very little drag, I dunno but with 20hp you are supposed to get 160kmh and with 50, 220kmh...
Motorcycles need lot's more power to achieve those numbers and bikes are over 50% lighter, so to me those figures sound bit optimistic, eventhough it's drag is extremely low. Neverthless very interesting car.
Motorcycles need lot's more power to achieve those numbers and bikes are over 50% lighter, so to me those figures sound bit optimistic, eventhough it's drag is extremely low. Neverthless very interesting car.
Joe DeFuria
Legend
I would also be inclined to believe that this car would be about as safe as a motorcycle in a crash.
Its about equivalent to a ford focus.Dr Evil said:
(via diggs)
Yet they still have horrid aerodynamics.Neeyik said:
http://sportrider.com/tech/146_0106_aerot
theres an article on it.
Lets put it this way, how many ~9 second second cars only do 190~ mph?
Last edited by a moderator:
For streetbikes, yes the drag coefficient is pretty poor - various factors work against the benefits of a bike, such a rider positioning, visual design, and so on. Bikes can be made to be just a efficient as cars though (admittedly they wouldn't sell very well and I dare say they wouldn't be too comfy to ride). Go back to the 60s of GP racing and look at the top speeds achieved with the power available - no wonder they ended up banning dustbin fairings.
Blazkowicz
Legend
epicstruggle said:
for the record, my piece of crap car :
760kg, 50hp -> ratio 0.0658, about 45MPG and top speed about 90mph, powerful enough to be fun to drive in city and small roads
being a diesel, the loremo maybe has almost as much torque as mine?
I'd like to know if the loremo is compatible with vegetable oil
Last edited by a moderator:
1734.5kg, 287hp -> ratio 0.1655, about 20mpg and a top speed of about 160mph I think.Blazkowicz_ said:
(274lb-ft of torque)
No clue what all the numbers mean, I'm just all re-infatuated with the Z since getting her back.
Top speed is only about friction. Slick, hard tires and a very low drag will get you there in the end, no matter the horsepower. The direction of the wind matters, though.
Anyway, nice car. But I think electric is the way to go, if only we had some decent batteries or fuel cells. I think direct methanol fuel cells are the way to go.
Anyway, nice car. But I think electric is the way to go, if only we had some decent batteries or fuel cells. I think direct methanol fuel cells are the way to go.
