Italdesign Namir

The Italdesign Namir is a hybrid sports car concept that Italdesign Giugiaro developed in partnership with the British engineering company Frazer-Nash and presented at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show in 2009. It is a coupe with two bucket seats, a carbon fibre monocoque chassis and an aggressive design that contrasts sharp accents at the rear with sinuous front lines. Italdesign describes it as the fastest hybrid car in the world, with a top speed above 300 km/h, 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and 0 to 200 km/h in 10.4 seconds. The hybrid system combines an 814 cc rotary engine with four electric motors, and Italdesign claims 39 km per litre of fuel and CO2 emissions below 60 grams per km. The Russian magazine Avtorevyu, quoted by carstyling.ru, says the rotary engine and a generator sit transversely behind the seats, with two electric motors on each axle driving one wheel each, for a combined 370 horsepower, and that the carbon monocoque weighs 110 kg. Namir is Arabic for tiger, and the car makes a cameo in Disney Pixar's Cars 2.