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Title: Vauxhall Ampera?
Post by: johny5 on 03 July 2010, 23:34:00

Saw this in the papers the other day, looks kinda different although slightly "honda-esc" in my opinion.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/109030417621/vauxhall-ampera-confirmed-for-uk-in-2012

Title: Re: Vauxhall Ampera?
Post by: pedroMV6 on 04 July 2010, 00:39:42

Been on Vx's website for a while.
It will be outdated technology as soon as that Honda that James May drove in the USA on the last series of Top Gear hits the streets, about 2012 I think.

Title: Re: Vauxhall Ampera?
Post by: PhilRich on 04 July 2010, 11:40:28

Quote

Saw this in the papers the other day, looks kinda different although slightly "honda-esc" in my opinion.http://www.worldcarfans.com/109030417621/vauxhall-ampera-confirmed-for-uk-in-2012

Dead right, VX probably had a 'russian' spy (or should that be a mince pie?) in the Honda design studio!! ::) ;D ;D :y

Title: Re: Vauxhall Ampera?
Post by: zvi on 04 July 2010, 11:46:37

has too much front ;)

Title: Re: Vauxhall Ampera?
Post by: Sixstring on 05 July 2010, 10:00:39

YUK.

Looks like something out of a JUDGE DREDD movie........


Not for me.

Title: Re: Vauxhall Ampera?
Post by: henryd on 05 July 2010, 10:44:47

I was looking at the ampera at goodwood and talking to one of the teccys there,he said it will do about 40 miles on battery alone and then the engine kicks in to run a generator to drive the electric motor but this does not charge the batterys so when you return home you still have to plug it into the mains which seems a bit irish to me but he reckoned that most peoples commutes are less than 40 miles so the engine will never cut in