Venturi Volage Concept presented for the first time in Paris
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Venturi’s latest work, the Volage concept is the result of a collaboration between the French company and Michelin, known to most people as the tire company.
Venturi Volage has 4 drive wheels with active suspension. “Michelin Active Wheel” technology incorporates 2 electric motors per wheel (1 for suspension and 1 for drive), ie. a total of 8 electric motors piloted in real time by spearhead electronics.
The active electric shock absorber system allows for total adaptation to the type of road surface and driving. Combining Michelin’s experience in the area of surface liaison with that of Venturi for the chassis, the Venturi Volage represents in its road holding, drivability and silent functioning, the summum of today’s automotive technology.
The ideal distribution of the Venturi Volage’s masses - 45% at the front, 55% at the rear – and its perfectly mastered weight of 1,075 kilos enable it to attain 100 km/hr (62 mph) in less than 5 seconds.
Production of a limited series of this model is scheduled te begin in 2012. Venturi Volage will be assembled by hand in Venturi’s workshops in Monaco in a very limited series.
Source: Venturi
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