25 septembre 2004 07:41
BMW presents the world's fastest hydrogen-powered car
Isabelle Hontebeyrie
BMW unveiled its hydrogen-powered H2R model, capable of exceeding 300 kilometers (185 miles) per hour.
The BMW H2R Record Car was conceived, designed and developed by BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH, the legendary subsidiary of BMW AG. The name "H2R" stands for "H two Race Car", "Hydrogen Record Car" or "Hydrogen Research Car".
The H2R prototype set up the following records shown here in terms of times measured and speed achieved: flying-start kilometre reached 300.190 km/h in 11.993 seconds, 1 kilometre standing-start reached 135.557 km/h in 26.557 seconds and the 10 kilometre standing-start reached 245.892 km/h in 146.406 seconds.
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