Fisker And Audi Bring Top 2012 Hybrid Sports Cars

Sports cars are usually seen to be a luxury item that people will buy when they want to drive a car that can reach high speeds with the minimum of effort. These cars are known to be expensive to purchase and expensive to run as they are traditionally very inefficient when it comes to the use of fuel. If you have a passion for sports cars but you are beginning to feel the financial pinch each time you go to the gas station you may be interested in hybrid sports cars.

Is A Hybrid Sports Car Possible?

As hybrid cars and other vehicles are moving forward and adapting to suit the needs of consumer’s hybrid sport cars are not only possible they are a reality. In order to get the kind of speeds that you would associate with traditional sports car hybrids need to use two incredibly powerful power sources. Without these the car simply would not have the horsepower that it needed to accelerate quickly and keep up a constant speed.

In most hybrid sports cars extras such as entertainment systems, air conditioning and other items that can make the car heavier tend to be left out. This is the same in many sports cars as the lighter the car is the faster it will be able to go. With this in mind the manufacturers of hybrid sports cars are looking to create a much smaller engines that are still highly powered, create batteries with a long charge life and reduce the number of components that are used to make the vehicle.

While all of these factors look straightforward there are also downsides to hybrid sport cars. Most people who purchase sports cars will know that these cars do not come cheaply which means that many of them are around the $80,000 - $100,000 price range. Clearly cars that are this expensive are not aimed at people who are looking for hybrid cars in order to save themselves money on refueling. Another potential problem for sports cars fans is that as hybrid technology is relatively new there are few places that are able to deal with repairs on these cars. In order for hybrid sports cars to be more widespread there needs to be more mechanics that are able to handle repairing these cars with the minimum of fuss.

So as you can see it is possible to create hybrid sports cars and several manufacturers have already started doing this. However if you are looking for a hybrid sports car that will give you the performance that you have grown used to with an existing sports car you will have to pay a significant amount for it.

Fisker Karma®

The Fisker Karma® is a four door car that can be easily recharged using outlet in the household. The battery is lithium ion and together with the gas engine this sports car can hit a top speed of 125 mph. By utilizing the Q Drive System the Karma is able to travel for around 50 miles just using the electric battery which is a good distance. However if you are the kind of sports car fan who loves to put their foot down and get out of the city this will not be enough. Thankfully you can switch over to the gas engine and let that take the strain for the rest of the journey.

As well as being one of the most exciting hybrid sports cars around at the moment the Karma also prides itself on being luxurious. The interior of the car is based on a sand dune concept and all of the interior wood has been sourced from Fallen, Sunken and Rescued Wood™ which is good news for the environment.

Read more about this hybrid sports car on the Fisker website which you can visit here http://www.fiskerautomotive.com/en-us/karma/features/design. On this website there are also some amazing photographs and videos of this hybrid sports car in action.

Car and Driver

This review http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2012-fisker-karma-test-review on the Car and Driver website will answer many of the questions that you may have about this hybrid sports car. The review also features information and reviews on previous models which can be really interesting if you are looking into hybrid sports cars. You can also take a look at the main hybrid sports cars that are competing with the Karma and learn more about each individual model in turn, should you wish to.

Audi E-Tron Spyder

The Audi E-Tron Spyder is one of the concept hybrid sports cars that have aimed to harness the power that is used in a sports car combined with the fuel efficiency of a hybrid. The design of this hybrid sports car was initially a one off, but now Audi are putting serious time and effort into creating hybrid sports cars that will make people sit up and take notice. The power in this car is created by two electric motors with 44 hp and a direct diesel injection V6 twin turbo 300 hp engine. To increase the car’s top speed many features have been omitted such as the roof, the air conditioning and the glove box.

As this vehicle is only still in the concept stage it does not have a release date, if it will at all. This is due to the fact that the Spyder is so expensive and is thought to be more of a collector’s item. However it is a fantastic hybrid sports car to look at and it looks set to pave the way for many other hybrid sport cars in the future. To take a look at some of the photos of this hybrid sport car in action and to get more information on it you can visit the Top Speed website which is here http://www.topspeed.com/cars/audi/2011-audi-e-tron-spyder-ar97344.html. On the website you will also be able to read a press release from Audi which is full of interesting facts on this distinct hybrid sports car.