2016 is getting off to a very fast, (speeds of 200 mph fast), start at this years CES in Las Vegas, with the unveiling of Faraday Future's electric race car FFZERO1.
The team at Faraday Future is serious about supplanting fossil fuels with cleaner electric power. Under the hood of the FFZERO1 are four “quad core” motors that output more than 1,000 horsepower combined. The car can hit 0-60 in less than 3 seconds on the way to a top speed greater than 200mph, numbers that would put it in Ferrari, Lamborghini, Corvette, and Nissan GT-R territory. The FFZERO1’s chassis consists of carbon fiber and lightweight composites, and Faraday Future says the car features advanced vehicle dynamic control and torque vectoring. The modular battery back consists of so-called battery strings that can be moved around and molded into a variety of charge capacities and vehicle compartment dimensions.
Want to know more? Ok how about this, the car includes a steering wheel with a socket for mounting and integrating your smartphone. Once you do that, you can use it to modify power output in real time and visualize performance data, and when you’re away from the car, you can use it to set it up and otherwise configure the entire vehicle. The interior also contains virtual and head-up displays, along with seating for just one, thanks. Your friends can all go take a long walk, because, after all this is a real race car! The seat is “inspired by NASA zero gravity design” for reduced driver fatigue and a “sense of weightlessness". Sign us up for a need for speed test drive right after we get our jaws off the floor!
