Its name is H2 Speed and it is Pininfarina’s innovative vision of a high performance track car based on hydrogen fuel cell technology. Halfway between a racing prototype and a production supercar, the H2 Speed is the world’s first hydrogen, high performance car.
The concept design certainly looks ready to turn laps. Pininfarina has kept the whole shape smooth and simple. Like many modern prototype racers, a fin runs down the rear to connect the roof to the wing. The fairings around the hydrogen tanks are designed to help keep weight down.
Underneath the hydrogen technology comes from GreenGT, the coupe packs two electric motors with a combined output of 496 horsepower that directly power the rear wheels, with no transmission to get in the way. Two tanks hold 13.4 pounds of hydrogen, and the racer weighs a total of 3,131 pounds. The Pininfarina H2 Speed can reach 62 miles per hour in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 186 mph.
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