2012 Lightning GT

Oh, but what is the point Lightninig GT, “idea” of the British electric supercar that was to come in 2010? Still from production, it seems. At the time, as reported today by Autocar, the coach zero emissions is a good stage of development, but the first 250 copies of the exclusive model will be built only in 2012. This which should debut at home at a price of 180,000 pounds (almost € 210,000 at current exchange rates) has been designed with the idea of offering the level of performance and comfort of an Aston Martin or a Bentley.

According to the main financier and promoter, Ian Sanderson, the program is now “out of danger” and will finally port: miss just 15.5 million pounds (18 million euro) to finance the final stages of development. It seems that the first contacts with potential investors have already taken place.

Of this number, 3.5 million will put the first two prototypes on the road marching, and the other 12 to expand the test program on forklifts. To date, 15 customers have already reserved a copy of the Lightning GT. The car count in the wake of two electric motors total 400 hp and rear wheel drive. As for performance, it is called a 0-100 under 5 seconds and a range of over 160 km.