The Axon City Car is a British project that aspires to create a 100mpg, 70g/km CO2 vehicle by 2011. The wind tunnel optimised shell of the car has been developed by Axon in association with Warwick University. Made of carbon-fibre composite and plastic, it weighs a super light 400kg. The Axon doesn't intend to employ any techno gadgetry to get those miraculous mpg figures. It plans to combine light weight with an efficient engine to attain its goal. With a 500cc twin producing 40bhp developed by Ptech Engines, the car keeps the cubic capacity to a bare minimum to improve efficiency. The engine will meet Euro 5 emissions standards and will be easy on maintenance.
The government is partly supporting the project but it'll take at least two years for the car to see production. The call will also need to be homologated and become crash worthy before it hits the road.
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