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[18]: 369 Instead, GM moved away from passenger cars with GT-309 (1964), which was designed for heavy-duty applications, as demonstrated by its use in the Chevrolet Turbo Titan III truck and Turbo-Cruiser II/III buses; for this updated engine, the gasifier turbine and compressor were designed to operate at 35,700 RPM, generating 280 hp (210 kW ...
The Sports 800 Gas Turbine Hybrid was a concept vehicle based on the Toyota Sports 800, fitted with a gas turbine engine and first shown at the 1979 Tokyo Motor Show. [1] The 30 bhp (22 kW) gas turbine engine was connected to a generator, which fed an electric motor connected to a 2 speed gearbox. [1]
The Volvo ECC (Environmental Concept Car) was an executive luxury concept car built by Volvo in 1992. [1] It was a design exercise in using recycled material and hybrid technology. [2] It was powered by a hybrid electric and gas turbine engine. Many of its lines and general styling were used as inspiration for the first generation Volvo S80. [3]
UK-based Alpha 311 has developed a wind turbine that can be mounted to streetlights to capture the breeze created by passing vehicles.
Cars, usually speed record or concept cars, powered by gas turbine turboshaft engines and driven primarily by their wheels. See Jet cars for land speed record cars driven by turbojet engines. See also the categories Cars powered by aircraft engines and Jet cars
The Chrysler turbine engine program that produced the Turbine Car began during the late 1930s and created prototypes that completed long-distance trips in the 1950s and early 1960s. The A-831 engines that powered the Ghia-designed Turbine Car could operate on many fuels, required less maintenance, and lasted longer than conventional piston engines.
The Chevrolet Express is a concept car created in 1987 by Chevrolet. The car featured a roof which opened to allow entry, ran on a gas turbine engine, was capable of 150 miles per hour, and was made of carbon fiber. The car had drive-by-wire controls, instrumentation and three dash-mounted screens, and cameras replacing mirrors. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Effectively a luxury trim level, it was based on a two-door sedan (also referred to as a coupe), [9] it featured unique Skylark emblems, taillight housings, lower-body side moldings, turbine wheel covers, and a vinyl-covered roof. 1961 Skylarks featured three Ventiports on each fender.