Super efficient, Loremo Will Get a New Appearance
The German-based car maker, Loremo, has taken a different approach to conventional car making. Incorporating elements of lightweight design, great aerodynamics and very small diesel engines. Loremo has given the prototype that was shown at IAA in Frankfurt a new design substantially enhancing the profile of the car's body resulting in more interior room. Loremo has announced that two models, the LS and GT, are expected to go on sale in 2009.
Weighing only 450 kg, both vehicles manage to have incredible fuel economy figures. The LS reaches 156 mpg (66.7 km/l or 1.5 liters/100km), accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 20 seconds and a has maximum speed of 160 km/h. The GT reaches 87 mpg (37 km/l or 2.7 liters/100km), sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 9 seconds and tops 220 km/h.
Besides being very light, Loremo has interesting safety solutions, such as the absence of regular doors. Its front and back end open allowing access to front and rear passengers. As a result, this unconventional design uses less body panels which in themselves are structural vulnerabilities. In a crash, deformation can be controlled more effectively with the use of less body pieces.
The LS engine is a two-cylinder turbo diesel generating 20 bhp, and a three-cylinder turbo diesel producing 49 bhp for the GT. Both engines are located amongst the front and the back passengers.
Since the side of the car has no openings, its structure is stronger than in regular cars. Another benefit is the air resistance. Loremo’s cx is only 0.20. The LS costs 11,000 EUR, while GT will cost 15,000 EUR.
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i like it!!
infact if the draft article is reasonably accurate, i am impressed with the pricing of this car.
also i like the design of the car...
the rear is still quite ugly. i'm sure it would be possible to make it look better without hindering the aerodynamics! something just isn't right with those rear lights...
hmmm im not to sure about the design... why do most green cars have to be soo ugly??
why report in km/L? It makes sense to do it so that you can easily convert to mpg, but it isn't the metric L/100km. What would be best is reporting in mpg and L/100km so everyone can easily compare this car to other vehicles.
Yeah, it is a bit absurd, isn't it? LS: 156.9 mpg (1.5 L/100km); GT: 87 mpg (2.7 L/100km)
This car will be sold in small numbers to European, probably German customers, only.
It's a brand new company, with a select number of inverstors, not to mention they're having problems developing their engines to fit their final retail price.
Thinking globaly at this point wouldn't make sense, hence all calculations are in KM/L. Windows has a great calculator for all other purposes...
66.7 KM/L, meaning it drives 66.7 KM on one Litre of petrol and that's the only form of fuel consumption calculation that interests me.
So no, I'm not American.
But nobody measures in units of km/L! It is always L/100 km or MPG
i really like the cncept of the loremo.
but the door situation is not good. waht about older people or people with disabilities??? ever seen an old guy trying to get into a 300SL??? then you know what the ritual will be like with the loremo...
I think the concept is stunning but the design doesn't show that. it is a weird looking traditional car. show what you can do without looking back all the time...
I'd be proud of a car with taht mileage and wouldn#t want it to mimic anything that is on the road today produced by those ignorant car companies.
amazing fuel consumption figures. a little rework on the tail is in order , though .
It would be cool if they drop in the BMW K1200 GT's 152hp 1200cc engine in the lightweight Loremo.
amazing figures but a rubbish design