2012 Opel Ampera
New production for Opel at 2012 is the revolutionary Opel Ampera. 2012 Opel Ampera will celebrate of world premiere at 79th Ganeva Motor Show. Opel Ampera use the great features such as electric vehicle and announced plans. With five door, four seat, Opel Ampera get the award winning design language. Moreover, high technology features used by Opel Ampera is turened electronically at all times and speeds such as emits zero CO2.
The revolutionary Opel Ampera celebrated its world premiere at the 79th Geneva Motor Show. General Motors Europe president, Carl-Peter Forster, unveiled the extended-range electric vehicle and announced plans to put the car into production in late 2011.
The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera is influenced by Opel’s award-winning design language of sculptural artistry meets German precision, incorporating several styling cues from the innovative Flextreme and GTC Concept show cars
The Opel Ampera’s battery pack will be manufactured by GM at the first lithium-ion production facility to be operated by a major automaker in the United States. More than 220 lithium-ion cells in the T-shaped pack provide ample power. The nearly silent electric drive unit delivers 370 Nm of instant torque, the equivalent of 150 horsepower, zero to 100 km/h acceleration in around nine seconds, and a top speed of 161 km/h.
The Opel Ampera will be well-suited to the daily driving schedule of most European customers. For example, approximately 80 percent of German drivers travel less than 50 km daily.
Opel estimates that an electrically driven kilometer in the Opel Ampera will cost about one-fifth compared to a conventional gasoline vehicle, at current fuel prices.
Technical Specifications
* Vehicle type: 5-door, front-wheel-drive hatchback
* Category: Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV)
* Chassis: independent McPherson struts front, compound crank twist axle rear, four-wheel disc brakes, full regenerative brakes to maximize energy capture, electric power-assist steering
* Seating capacity: four
* Performance
- Top speed: 161 km/h
- EV range: 60 km (MVEG cycle)
- Total range: >500 km
* Dimensions
- Wheelbase: 2685 mm
- Length: 4404 mm
- Width: 1798 m
- Height: 1430 mm
- Cargo volume: 301 l
* Battery system
- Type: lithium-ion
- Energy: 16 kWh
* Electric drive unit
- Power: 150 hp (111 kW)
- Torque: 370 Nm
* Exterior
- Tire and wheel size: specially developed low rolling-resistance tires on 17-inch forged aluminum wheels
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