Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Geneva sensation - is not afraid car jams

The premiere of a small French company avtomobilchika Smera took place in Geneva such as the quietly. Meanwhile, this new model can make the present upheaval in the European automotive industry.

Smera in Geneva showed unusual machine, somewhere between a motorcycle and a car. The passenger sitting in it for the pilot, with the driver if you need to carry any cargo, the second man sent home on the subway, and his seat is, shaping trunk. Smera approximately the same size as maxi-scooter, but it has four wheels and an enclosed cab from the winds (car length is 2400 mm, a width of only 800 mm). In an unusual turns apparatus is in motorcycle, with a slope. In doing so, he is equipped with seat belts and a solid "cage" that raises the level of protection for people to unattainable heights motorcycle.

In Smera movement provides two electric motors, each of which gives to 20 hp It seems that 40 hp it is very little. But Smera capable accelerated up to 100 km / h in just 8 pp. Maximum same speed machine is 130 km / h. Manufacturer says that with the full battery charge on Smera can travel 150 kilometers. It is enough for the city. French and the estimated cost of Smera. They get that every 100 km of road will cost driver in the 0.7 euros.

The price of a new city car has not been announced yet, but in 2009 a plan to issue at least 250 Smeras. But beyond the levels of production models will only increase. After all, in Europe there are huge numbers of people who want to have a car, which did not have to stand in traffic jams.

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