When it comes to speed, horsepower instantly comes to mind, and Ferrari has always been linked to horsepower and high performance. However, one such ferocious machine is concealing outrageous horsepower. While the Ferrari 12Cilindri is known for its 819 hp V12 engine, the Venturi VBB-3 may be stealing the show. The VBB-3 is made up of two motors producing 1,500 hp each. This record vehicle is not inching forward past Ferrari but is feeling as powerful as four Ferraris at full scream.
The Venturi VBB-3 beast is called the world’s fastest electric car
The Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 (VBB-3) was built due to a collaboration between Venturi Automobiles and Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research. Although the Venturi VBB-3 is an overlooked vehicle, it does deserve to be in the limelight due to its performance specs.
All thanks to its two electric motors that each boast 1,500 horsepower, the vehicle produces a combined output of 3,000 hp. A thrill is certainly to be expected when riding in the Venturi VBB-3 as the horsepower on offer is three or almost four times more than the horsepower produced by the Italian-loved Ferrari 12Cilindri.
Thus, a single VBB-3 vehicle is capable of performing incredibly, and that too silently and instantaneously. However, the striking feature of the Venturi VBB-3 is that it was created to be driven on land. Unlike some Ferrari models that eagerly take their places on the racetrack or in circuits, the Venturi VBB-3 is an electric propulsion vehicle ready for land.
Looking at engineering splendour and how the 3,000 hp came to be
Every power unit features two electric motors, making the VBB-3’s twin motor system an engineering marvel. Although each vehicle contains two fully electric motors, they are coupled with a shared shaft, resulting in four motors being split between the rear and front axles. Lithium-ion battery packs power these motors and have been used to deal with the demands of full speed.
Although at full swing, the car is heavy on energy, however, its closed-loop cooling system helps the vehicle to remain within safe thermal limits. Even the chassis was built in a way that it is light and rigid to ensure that it could also tolerate the pressure of speed testing on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
How can such a powerful vehicle remain silenced for so long?
While the Venturi VBB-3 is well-known in the EV engineering circle, the vehicle is less widely known outside of this circle. This is because, at present, the VBB-3 is a mere prototype set to test the extremities of electric propulsion. The prototype was created purposefully to exceed the 400 mph barrier that exists when it comes to EVs and to ensure that the future generation of automotive engineers is ready for the task of achieving sheer performance specs.
While not as well-known as your Ferraris or Porsches, the VBB-3 broke the speed record for electric cars at 549 km/h and has been reaching up to 300 mph during early-stage testing. The new era arrives with Ferrari’s hidden fuel secret exposed, but the futuristic era arrives with this long and thin-shaped vehicle dictated by aerodynamics.
Raising the bar for futuristic speed and horsepower
Although the Venturi VBB-3 is achieving its place as a prototype, it can be seen as a prototype that does not demand attention, but one that overwhelms vehicle enthusiasts with its powerful presence. VBB-3 is an electric innovation that puts about four Ferraris in its back pocket.
While the VBB-3 may not be endorsed by celebrities or have the associated showroom glamor common to most vehicles, it is a marvel of electric engineering and one of the most powerful prototypes built. VBB-3 shouts loudly and proudly that the future of road vehicles can scream at 400 mph with an incredible 3,000 hp. While Ferrari may be ready for the future with two fuels merged, the VBB-3 is the future with horsepower gained when two motors are combined.
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