Chinese startup Techrules presented in March supercars AT96 and GT96 TREV at the Geneva motor show.
Then, the carmaker announced that the last production plans to begin in the next few years. In order to expedite the Assembly and to improve the quality of the company took on the work of Giorgetto Giugiaro and his son Maurizio Giugiaro, which was to build the supercar.
In addition, Techrules invited to join the team of a specialist in the production of LM Gianetti, to help build a high performance car which will be produced in small quantities, only 25 units per year. New GT96 will be presented in 2017 at the Geneva motor show, and in sale it will arrive in 2018 or 2019. In the car the company intends to use its new development system charging turbine (TREV), consisting of a micro-turbine that can generate electricity to recharge the vehicle’s battery and powering six electric motors driving the wheels. According to startup, the equipment will need less batteries, that expands the existing range of the vehicle, thus reducing weight and saving space. The turbine generator can fully charge the battery in 40 minutes.
The company said that the microturbine will perform 96000 rpm and produce 36 kW, this power is enough to power the generator and to other auxiliary equipment. Techrules been tested by TREV-system, which used natural gas, biogas, diesel, gasoline and jet fuel, 80 gallons last drive more than 2,000 km (1,242 miles) in the city.
Beijing Techrules has released a prototype GT96 in the UK at Silverstone. According to initial forecasts, it can reach the speed of 62 mph (100 km/h) from a standstill in just over two and a half seconds. Chinese startup reported that the engine power will be 1030 HP After the completion of GT96, Techrules will start production of a more affordable city cars that will be produced in large volumes.
