According to British reports, Lotus will be establishing a super mini car by 2013. The car will be based on the Lotus City Car Concept we initially saw at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.Using an Italdesign Giugiaro platform integrating a range-extending hybrid system, the Lotus City Car will surely be the most fuel-efficient and smallest Lotus to ever hit the market.
Power will come from an electric motor outputting approximately 45kW which will be backed up by a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine. It will use a single-speed gearbox as well to give optimum fuel efficiency.
Lotus boss, Dany Bahar, in recent times told Car Magazine in the UK,
“Our city car has been confirmed and will be commenced in October 2013. We are doing this jointly with Proton and another OEM [original equipment manufacturer]. We will construct three versions: one for the Asian market, one for Europe and a sportier one.”
Reports say the little Lotus will stick to Lotus trends and present reasonably sporty recital. Acceleration from 0-100km/h is predictable to take around 9.0 seconds whilst a top speed will be around 170km/h – not bad for a super mini.
Another element to the Lotus City Car that also hints at the sporty ancestry is the fact that it will be rear-wheel drive, unlike its main competitor, the Toyota iQ-based Aston Martin Cygnet which is front-wheel drive.
It doesn’t actually matter how sporty this car will be though, the main focus will be the style, its fuel efficiency and the fact that it gives the Lotus showroom with a green car.
Total range will be roughly 500km using the range-extender and around 50km using just the battery pack.
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