Natural gas powered Porsche 356 replica - nice!

Posted by Carl
April 8, 2008

 

If you want classic car styling, modern sports car performance and supermini-beating CO2 emissions there’s really no reason to consider anything but the PGO Cevennes.

German automaker PGO has basically just dropped a 1.6 litre natural gas powered engine into a beautifully detailed Porsche 356 replica body, resulting in a quick, agile and environmentally friendly ride.

While its 208km/h top speed isn’t much to write home about, the Cevennes is capable of accelerating from 0-100km/h in an Impreza WRX beating 6.5 seconds. It uses about 4.5kg of gas per 100km, giving it a range of around 450km. CO2 emissions are a respectable 118g/km.

They’re available for about $70 000.00 in Germany and they will not be available in South Africa, which is a pity, because I could have filled it up off my natural gas mains line at home.

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Comments
Comment by kay on April 8, 2008 @ 6:15 pm

This is a seriously pretty interpretation of the original! *DROOL*

Comment by Graham on April 10, 2008 @ 9:16 am

Wow thats a real beauty, I have always had a thing for old Porsches, pity we won’t be seeing any in SA.

Comment by Brian on July 7, 2008 @ 10:20 pm

Very neat,
I own a 356 and would consider the same in time to come

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