{"id":20532,"date":"2025-09-18T09:50:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=20532"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:50:50","slug":"feels-like-four-ferraris-lost-venturi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/feels-like-four-ferraris-lost-venturi\/20532\/","title":{"rendered":"Feels like four Ferraris at full scream \u2014 The lost Venturi conceals an outrageous HP rating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/strong>. 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.<\/div>\n

The Venturi VBB-3 beast is called the world’s fastest electric car<\/h2>\n
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.<\/div>\n
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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.<\/div>\n
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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.<\/div>\n

Looking at engineering splendour and how the 3,000 hp came to be<\/h2>\n
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<\/strong>, 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.<\/div>\n
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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.<\/div>\n

How can such a powerful vehicle remain silenced for so long?<\/h3>\n
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<\/strong> 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.<\/div>\n
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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<\/a>, but the futuristic era arrives with this long and thin-shaped vehicle dictated by aerodynamics.<\/div>\n

Raising the bar for futuristic speed and horsepower<\/h2>\n
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.<\/div>\n
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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<\/strong>. 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<\/a> with two fuels merged, the VBB-3 is the future with horsepower gained when two motors are combined.<\/div>\n
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