The environmental conscience has hit the motor industry

One of the reasons that move the car industry to maintain itself in constant innovation is the care for the environment, and that is why the companies develop machines with new energy and with an impact less aggressive for the planet. Not only the utilitarian lines have evolved in the past years, but the investment in the research has rendered results for the giants in this business make their advances present in the super sports cars. The motor-racing teams such as Jaguar, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi and BMW have incorporated the hybrids to their lines without neglecting the power or aesthetics that characterize the machines of these extraordinary firms. 

 

 

Lamborghini: Asterion LPI 910-4 

The new era of the bull

This car is ideal to drive through the city using electric energy, without losing the power and dynamics of the traditional fuel motor of Lamborghini. The charge of the battery lasts for approximately 50 km. The Asterion LPI 910-4 brags about a design that is significantly different to the actual line of the Brand; its Elektra blue color and the aesthetic of its lines turn it into an elegant car that, at the same time, exudes power.

The interior of the vehicle is designed to Project the same energy and distinction that show the exterior, materials such as white leather, aluminum, carbon fiber and titanium detail every corner of this car. 

The power of its machine that goes from 0 to 100 km in three seconds, turn it into a high performance car, reaching a maximum speed of 350 kph.

 

 

Specifications 

Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4

Motor

Plug-in híbrido (PHEV): V10 aspirado motor de 90 ° con IDS selectivos (Iniezione Diretta Stratificata) + 3 electric motors

Breaks

Brake Discs Carbo-ceramic, vented and cross-drilled

Transmission

Lamborghini Doppia Frizione (LDF) 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

Maximum Speed

350 kph

Maximum Speed in Electric Mode

125 kph

Battery

Lithium

 

BMW i8

Expression of Innovation 

The performance of a compact car that combines itself with the efficacy of a sports car are the main characteristics of this car of aesthetic design that involves the highest quality materials possible that end in a totally novel and particular concept that allows us appreciate its sustainability characteristics which are complemented by its high performance and yield. 

The sports aspect  was not left aside at any moment, quite the opposite, it accentuates when the doors are opened, with a seagull style; its interior lines with details of carbon fiber, transmit the classic elegance to which BMW has us used to. It reaches speed ranks of 250 kph, without sacrificing stability or safety, even in closed curves.

 

 

Specifications

BMW i8

Fuel motor (rear axis) 

3 cilindros / 1,499 cm3

/ 231 hp Turbo / 320 Nm

Transmission

6-speed Automatic

Maximum speed

250 kph

Acceleration

0 – 100 kph 4.4 sec

Electric Motor (front axis) 

131 hp / 250 Nm

Battery

Lithium ions with intelligent system to handle the energy.

 

Audi e-tron Spyder

Pure speed 

It is a totally sports car in its design and its machinery. It is propelled by three motors: two electrical in the front of the car and one more with fuel propulsion in the rear. This vehicle is inspired in a Racing car model and can be compared –at first sight- with the R8 model that this Company manufactures. 

To give it a better performance, Audi focused on generating a light chassis, and for that they used as main material the carbon fiber. On the other hand, the light of the car is generated through LED systems, a characteristic of the models and prototypes of the e-tron line. In the frontal grid the typical rings of the Brand and right under them the charging system for the frontal axis batteries is located. 

The new trend of Audi regarding the interior of the car could be classified as of minimalistic style, due to its simplicity, elegance and order.

 

 

 

Specifications

Audi e-tron Spyder

Fuel Motor

Oil, six cylinders in V, rail

common, twin-turbocharged and intercooled

Electric Motor

Baterías de iones de litio 

(9.1 kWh de capacidad)

Transmission

Automática Multitronic

Maximum Speed

250 kph (electronically limited)

Acceleration

0-100 km/h: 4,4 segundos

Maximum Speed in Electric Mode

60 kph 

 

Text: Alonso Bejarano ± Photo: AUDI / CARICOS / LUXUO / CRTYPE