AZEqualizer
12-30-2007, 10:04 AM
This from autobloggreen: (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/29/high-mileage-loremo-convertible-in-the-works/)
http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2007/12/28/9071228.017/9071228.017.Mini2L.jpg
The Loremo (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/27/loremo-debuts-150-mpg-concept-car-in-geneva/) sedan (LOw REsistance MObile) isn't even here yet -- it's slated for 2009 -- and already the convertible has been announced. The coupe made its debut last year at the Geneva Motor Show, and the claims were grand: 20-HP in the 2-cylinder turbodiesel LS version, 0-60 in 9 seconds, a top speed of 122-MPH, a weight of 990 pounds, a Cd of .20, and 150-computer-simulated-MPG.
Of course the Loremo -- coupe or convertible -- isn't for everyone. The point of the car is to offer style (take that any way you wish), a modicum of luxury, and fuel-sipping economy at a prices between $13,000 and $18,000. The convertible would probably have a slightly higher Cd and therefore slightly worse gas mileage, but if you just get 100-MPG, that'd be all right, no? The convertible version would also probably be easier to get into than sliding over the fenders of the tilt-forward-canopy coupe. The Loremo Cabrio is expected to bow at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2007/08/loremo1.jpg (http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/loremo-live-pics/278960/)
Of course you will probably never see this in the US since they probably won't be able to pass US safety requirements.
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http://images.worldcarfans.com/articles/2007/12/28/9071228.017/9071228.017.Mini2L.jpg
The Loremo (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/27/loremo-debuts-150-mpg-concept-car-in-geneva/) sedan (LOw REsistance MObile) isn't even here yet -- it's slated for 2009 -- and already the convertible has been announced. The coupe made its debut last year at the Geneva Motor Show, and the claims were grand: 20-HP in the 2-cylinder turbodiesel LS version, 0-60 in 9 seconds, a top speed of 122-MPH, a weight of 990 pounds, a Cd of .20, and 150-computer-simulated-MPG.
Of course the Loremo -- coupe or convertible -- isn't for everyone. The point of the car is to offer style (take that any way you wish), a modicum of luxury, and fuel-sipping economy at a prices between $13,000 and $18,000. The convertible would probably have a slightly higher Cd and therefore slightly worse gas mileage, but if you just get 100-MPG, that'd be all right, no? The convertible version would also probably be easier to get into than sliding over the fenders of the tilt-forward-canopy coupe. The Loremo Cabrio is expected to bow at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2007/08/loremo1.jpg (http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/loremo-live-pics/278960/)
Of course you will probably never see this in the US since they probably won't be able to pass US safety requirements.
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