The Obvio 828 is from Brazil and after a few delays will go on sale later this year for a street price of about $14,000 US. The cute little vehicle is being marketed as a high performance microsport car with seating for three, side by side on a what has been described as a comfy sofa. The car’s overall length is only 2650 mm long and weighs in at only 600kg and has most of the features you would want from a modern car with exceptional safety and good comfort and an impressive aluminum chassis . The car has been developed by Lotus Engineering and will feature an engine which will run on any mix of ethanol and petrol and has a manual ZF continuously variable transmission and the engine is built by Tritec which is a joint venture between BMW and DaimlerChrysler. There will be an electric plug-in version released early next year but the price will skyrocket to about $49,000 US. It will be able to reach speeds of 120mph and will charge in around 5 hours using some innovative lead cobalt battery technology. If you think the outside is a bit out there, wait until you see the inside, the body colours move inside and it looks very funky. There are going to be a huge range of add on accessories including IMobile which is a internet system and plenty of MP3 and video ad ons, they are really going to appeal to the beautiful and young who want to be seen.
For more information: http://www.obvio.ind.br/obviona/828.htm