Introducing the Brabus High Voltage Car
September 23, 2009 by Lin Edwards 
Brabus Ultimate High Voltage
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ultimate High Voltage Concept electric car has been unveiled by Brabus at the Frankfurt Motor show in Germany. The sporty little car is a new model incorporating the Brabus Smart ED (Electric Drive) concept.
The Smart Fortwo car features lithium ion batteries and a rear electric motor, both of which were developed by Tesla Motors, a partner of Daimler. The state of the batteries is displayed on a monitor mounted in the center of the console. The batteries are recharged from a standard power outlet and are 80% recharged after three hours and fully recharged after eight.
The car can reach 60 mph (100 kmh) in under 10 seconds. It delivers 82 horsepower and 207 pound-feet (280 Nm) of torque, and is a near-production development of the Electric Drive concept that the tuning company Brabus introduced at the Geneva Auto Show earlier this year.
Brabus Ultimate High Voltage
The car's features include aerodynamic wheels with clear plexiglass covers, and wide side skirts and wheel arches. The interior of the model unveiled at the show had white leather seats, and the car is convertible, with a white soft top.Other features are LED running lights for increased visibility in the daytime, and a sound generator that allows the driver to make the silent electric motor sound like a V8 car. This feature may be a response to complaints of blind people that they cannot hear silent electric cars coming, but the fact that it can mimic the noise made by a racing car or even a space ship suggests it's really there for the fun of it.
Brabus Ultimate High Voltage
The car is still in the concept stage and its release depends on when the consumer version of the Smart ED is released. It is not clear when that will be, but it may not be too far away.
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go anywhere..............
This will give a new meaning to stranded in the middle of nowhere.
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I suppose you could mount a turbine motor generator plus alcohol tank on the roof in a metal carrier and make it a hybrid.
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Good time to invest in roadside motels :)
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totally the opposite, but it is an idea hard to sell some of the car industry managers.
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A car that small will never be "sporty" regardless of what you do to it.
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For the detractors, Smart cars are certainly ugly, but they are far more crash-worth than one would think (or not think, if that's your policy).
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I have driven the fortwo once. It's a nice car to drive but it is not a car for 'cross country road-trips'. This is a commuter/shopping car. And for this it performs exceptionally well (and here the E-model would fuilfill all needs, too).
Parking spaces? No problem.
High fuel consumption? No (not even the roadster where I get 43MPG on average with a mix of city and Autobahn traffic)
Beautiful? I think even the fortwo turns more heads than an american tin can (which even get the rarity bonus over here).
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See this car when transformed with a Suzuki Hayabusa supercharged motor installed.
Think 400 WHP and 13,000 rpm. It is truly insane.
Hit the youtube and check it out. It's like they are driving on sheer ice.
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So how high is the voltage of the (3 phase AC?) electric motor and battery configuration?