Opel Flextreme Concept to debut at Frankfurt 2007
Opel’s Flextreme Concept is GM’s third E-Flex vehicle, with the first two being two variants of the Chevrolet Volt concept car shown earlier in January this year. The Opel Flextreme is a more European-focused car than the Volt which seems to be American-centric so its only natural that the Flextreme be based on diesel technology instead of the first E-Flex car’s flex-fuel technology. The E-Flex lithium ion battery pack is charged by a 1.3 liter inline-4 Ecotec turbodiesel engine.
The concept car features suicide doors, and the boot of the car carries a pair of Segway scooters, which can be charged from the Flextreme’s on-board electrical system. On a full charge, the car can go 64 kilometers before it needs to be charged by either the on-board turbodiesel or a plug-in system which allows the batteries to be charged via a conventional power outlet. If you factor in the turbodiesel engine using all of it’s fuel to continuously keep the batteries charged, maximum mileage on a full charge + a full tank of diesel is 715km – this is shorter than the Chevy Volt’s 1000km combined range.
More photos after the jump.
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September 11, 2007 @ 4:28 am
looks quite good actually
September 11, 2007 @ 7:55 am
look good in concept car.. but the rear design like a T-pack.. hehe..
September 11, 2007 @ 9:35 am
i dont quite get the 10th pic..
September 11, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
Nice looking car, and the rear hatch is refreshing, though I think the centre pilar could have been thinner
September 11, 2007 @ 1:36 pm
weird…
September 11, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
It comes with a pair of Segways? I know that Segways are cool, but you might be paying for something you don’t need here (2 of them!). If I could I would love to have the bun removed from my Snack Plate and ask KFC for a discount. If you know what I mean…
September 11, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
dammit…it looks good…