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Loremo to present 100MPG+ prototype at Frankfurt

Loremo to present 100MPG+ prototype at Frankfurt

Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 12th, 2007 Viknesh Vijayenthiran By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Author August 12th, 2007
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December 31st, 1969 Germany’s Loremo will unveil a fully working prototype of its super-efficient LS Concept car at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show, a car that was co-developed to be entered into the upcoming Automotive X-Prize competition. The new prototype, dubbed ‘L1’, will also be used to conduct driving dynamics tests and to validate previous computer only simulations. According to Loremo's Chief Gerhard Heilmaier, who spoke with Auto-News, the L1 can travel up to 400km on its eight liter tank of diesel. This equates to an amazing fuel consumption figure of roughly 117mpg (2L/100km). To win the Automotive X-Prize, developers must prove that the car can reliably achieve a 100mpg (2.35L/100km) fuel consumption target and can be produced in commercial numbers. Loremo previously showcased concept versions of the car at last year’s Geneva Motor Show. The concepts were powered by either two or three-cylinder diesel engines and could seat up to four passengers, but none of these were actually drivable.
Loremo to present 100MPG+ prototype at Frankfurt

Loremo to present 100MPG+ prototype at Frankfurt

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Germany’s Loremo will unveil a fully working prototype of its super-efficient LS Concept car at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show, a car that was co-developed to be entered into the upcoming Automotive X-Prize competition. The new prototype, dubbed ‘L1’, will also be used to conduct driving dynamics tests and to validate previous computer only simulations.

According to Loremo's Chief Gerhard Heilmaier, who spoke with Auto-News, the L1 can travel up to 400km on its eight liter tank of diesel. This equates to an amazing fuel consumption figure of roughly 117mpg (2L/100km). To win the Automotive X-Prize, developers must prove that the car can reliably achieve a 100mpg (2.35L/100km) fuel consumption target and can be produced in commercial numbers.

Loremo previously showcased concept versions of the car at last year’s Geneva Motor Show. The concepts were powered by either two or three-cylinder diesel engines and could seat up to four passengers, but none of these were actually drivable.

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  1. By Gunnar Heinrich #1, Posted: 8/13/2007

    I thought that concept car looked familiar. Dare I say that there are shades of the old EV1 in the sheetmetal? A German hommage, perhaps, to the old electric Olds...

  2. By Gooby #2, Posted: 8/13/2007

    isn't this well over a year old? Think it was at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006.

  3. By Jezza #3, Posted: 8/13/2007

    You\'re an idiot Gooby. At least read the story before commenting.

  4. By dallas #4, Posted: 4/15/2008

    u made me make a 90 no my report for class

  5. By haha #5, Posted: 4/15/2008

    gooby haha no its 2 day

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