Hyperion XP1 Latest Pictures and Road Test...now for sale!
13Hyperion XP1 Latest Pictures and Road Test...now for sale!
At only 43″ tall, 83″ wide and with massive 13.7″ wide tires at the rear, the proportions of the XP-1 look big but are actually quite small. The car will also weight in at under 2,275 lbs., a feat very few modern cars can accomplish.
This AWD hypercar has a 3-speed transmission and can hit 60 mph from a standstill in only 2.2-seconds. It’s doubtful that it leaves the first gear for that run-up. It no doubt uses all three gear to hit it’s projected top speed of over 221 mph.
The feat that Hyperion is super proud of, and one of the key factors in making hydrogen-powered cars hit the mainstream, is a massive range. XP-1 has an estimated 1,016-mile range, with 55% city and 45% highway driving. Range anxiety is no longer an issue with this car! A full recharge of hydrogen for the XP-1 should also take less than 5-minutes at “public stations.”
But that's not the end of the story. It's really just the beginning, and there's a twist coming. Hyperion's slogan is "Space technology for the road" (since there's NASA tech in the car) but what the company is really about is pushing the world towards an entire hydrogen future.
Hyperion is bringing to market a new way to integrate hydrogen as a fuel source into the automobile. It believes that hydrogen is best used as power storage versus combustion in the automotive application. This direction uses a “proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power module” and “ultra-capacitor energy storage” through a “carbon fiber hydrogen storage system.” This setup in combination with “high-efficiency permanent magnet electric motors” offers the same benefits of current battery-electric propulsion without the weight.
NASA pioneered this ultra-light storage technology. Electric energy is stored through fuel cells, versus heavy batteries. A big advantage, besides the weight savings, of this type of hydrogen system, is that it works well in all temperatures and climates. Traditional battery systems in electric cars require continuous temperature maintenance.
On top of the crazy light hydrogen system, the rest of the XP-1 is built with weight savings in mind as well. Each car will be handbuilt in an aircraft facility out of mostly carbon and titanium. The XP-1 will have “titanium-reinforced composite bodywork” and a “carbon titanium monocoque (metal-composite matrix).” It will also have a special “space-grade” aluminum in the double-wishbone suspension. All of these technologies Hyperion is claiming as firsts in the automotive space.
The XP-1 will apparently feature active aero parts that double as solar panels. So, when they’re not producing downforce and helping you through a particularly tricky right-hander, they’ll be pointing themselves towards the sun for maximum efficiency. Sounds clever.
Inside the incredible glass cockpit there’s a 98-inch curved display (eat your heart out, Elon) and gesture control for most features – although that’s about all we know on the interior too.
Only 300 XP-1s will be built for an as-yet-unnamed price and production will reportedly start in 2022. Hyperion is also committing to building its own fueling stations to address the lack of hydrogen infrastructure in the US.
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