Lightning LH4 Hybrid Gets Ready for the 2009 Denver Auto Show

Lightning Hybrids announced that the 2009 Denver Auto Show, set to debut on April the 1st will be the event where the company presents its creations: the prototype of its hybrid LH4, as well as the "one-of" hybrid drivetrain that powers it.

The car, a four-seat sports sedan, will hit sixty in under six seconds, and will top 100 miles to the gallon (2.35l/100km) on biodiesel fuel. Thanks to the LH4's a unique clamshell door that opens upward, superior aerodynamics help reduce fuel consumption.

In addition to the hydraulic biodiesel hybrid drivetrain, the LH4 also features technology that looks at first to be nothing but "gizmos", like cameras and screens in place of rearview external mirrors. This in not a wimp, but a way for the manufacturer to reduce to reduce LH4's drag and increase safety.

Even if it is not yet ready, Lightning works around the clock to make the car ready for the show. "We knew when we decided in January to be at the Denver Auto Show that some of the finishing touches on the car would not be completed, but we will definitely have a car there and are excited for the first public viewing of our vehicle and technologies," Dan Johnson, Lightning Hybrids CEO said in a press release.

This does not stop the builder to plan ahead and announce that the car will also be available in a three-wheel four-seat version. The company takes it a step further and says will make the drivetrain available in a retrofit kit, suitable for fleets as well.

The family run Colorado based company will make its debut on the automotive scene at the Denver Show. Its founders hope the LH4 will become "a dream come true for car lovers who want to make a green statement." Until we see it, we'll have to take their word for it when they say its a "revolutionary hybrid engine technology.”

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