Protoscar LAMPO2 Details

The Swiss company Protoscar continues to tease us with a set of pictures and a video of its upcoming LAMPO2 electric sports car, which will be unveiled next month at the Geneva Motor Show. This feels like 2009 all over again, as the same marketing strategy was used for the introduction of the original LAMPO at last year’s Geneva Auto Show.

The LAMPO2 is underpinned by GM’s Kappa platform, which can usually be found under the Opel GT, Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky - the car has decided to keep the cabrio theme. As you can see, this is wrapped in a pretty unconventional body. Actually we think the correct term would be "odd".

The car is powered by two electric motors (each powering one of the car’s axles) which have a total output of 350 HP and 600 Nm (this doubles its predecessor’s torque figure). Through the electrical twins, the vehicle can enjoy the benefits of all wheel drive. The Lithium-Ion battery pack which feeds the motors has a capacity of 30kWh. This is assisted by a set of central mounted solar cells.

The LAMPO2 promises decent performance, as the car should reach the first hundred in 5 seconds dead and keep on going until 200 km/h. This are accompanied by a driving range of over 200 km.

The vehicle comes with an of-board charging interface for DC fast charging (this can transmit up to 80 kW) which promises to offer an 100 km range for only 10 minutes of charge. This comes as the car's 4th charging system, complementing the car’s other 3 on-board charging systems.