7 r' N! w0 C: s: |; F 引擎容量只有1.4升 : ]# m, y& E T6 A9 M4 C# E! s9 L: z1 e
相比“布加提威龙”巨大的16.4升引擎而言，超级跑车使用的引擎明显小巧许多，容量只有1.4升，耗油量也要小得多。超级跑车使用一个容量90升的油箱，在每小时100公里的时速下，跑车能够行驶至少2400公里。* p5 N0 R6 L) a3 r) b
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超级跑车设有一对辅助轮。跑车全速行驶时辅助轮被挂起，当跑车慢速行驶时，液压臂会将两只辅助轮放下，以维持车体平衡。超级跑车还拥有一部2千瓦的电动引擎，以便在低速行驶时替代柴油引擎，从而达到进一步节省燃料的目的。3 m0 b: e7 T; B9 W5 [
2 N5 ^% C5 e0 d" [6 v 像摩托车的跑车 ! L$ e9 w M( F1 O6 Z ( M4 h! Y. {) J, c 虽然设计师彼得·马斯库斯博士坚持认为，超级跑车是一辆汽车，不过这款新概念跑车外表看起来更像一辆摩托。它采用摩托引擎，车身和轮胎也采用了摩托的设计，连座位也像摩托一样前后排列。3 @- e9 Q; B4 G# k- |& j
4 N2 `0 o3 B0 y2 @: C- \. f 马斯库斯博士告诉记者，“传统跑车的设计起源于四轮马车，它们宽大笨重，并不适合高速行驶。一辆臃肿不堪的跑车显然不符合物理学原理。”马斯库斯还指出，在大自然里，一切以高速著称的生物都拥有苗条的外形，比如印度豹。超级跑车的设计引入了仿生学的概念。邢晔（新华社供本报特稿）; D3 R; I$ v' w0 w
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: e* x/ V& F& w2 @% \; yA sleek and speedy debut , D% g3 t1 l3 u0 k# h( W. ^8 ^It's made of carbon fibre, powered by a 700bhp turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa engine and an electric motor and its makers claim it will eventually be capable of 0-258mph acceleration in 19 seconds and a maximum of 450mph, at which speed it will deliver 17.6mpg. "It is a perfect engine, I love it," says Acabion's chief research officer, Peter Maskus. 6 A& Y1 s* v' h! j
When it goes on sale in 2009, the Acabion GTBO 70 will only be capable of 150mph, but its maker claims the 300kg vehicle is the world's most exclusive; production from 2007 to 2011 is limited to 26 examples. % M4 b7 R j+ z8 n' p' i5 J"As an engineer I worked for Porsche, Mercedes and BMW," says Maskus. "All those cars are inefficient; they originate from the horse-drawn carriage with their four big wheels and rectangular shape. The Acabion is the new ideal of sporting and responsible mobility." The Acabion resembles another enclosed, tandem seating, feet-forward motorcycle, the Ecomobile, although that was bulkier and powered by a BMW motorcycle engine, with a top speed of 161mph, 0-62mph in 5.7sec and a steady 56mph fuel consumption of 68mpg. 3 d+ _! G& B7 J$ @$ w
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