The Liechtenstein-based company has redesigned the car, adding a new two-speed transmission and a new drive system. Performance figures are claimed to have improved, bringing the peak output up to 1075 horsepower for a limited duration, though the top speed estimate has been reduced from 217 mph to 186 mph.
“I would expressly like to point out that we researchers are not interested here in pumping up hp/kW figures, but rather in realising what is technically feasible,” says chief technical officer Nunzio La Vecchia.
Production feasibility has been the big question surrounding the project, which centers around a unique ionic-fluid energy storage system. The technology uses 132 gallons of oppositely-charged electrolyte solution, stored in two separate tanks, to provide up to 500 miles of all-electric driving range.
“We are only in the initial phase of our development work,” Nunzio La Vecchia adds. “We can use all the cavities in the vehicle to transport the ionic fluid. As the fluid is neither flammable nor toxic, we believe we are absolutely on the right track with this medium.”
The company has not announced an estimated timeline for bringing the Quant F to market.
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