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Venturi Fetish Gets Upgraded Power, Retains Weird Name

A constricted passage though which fluid flows and accelerates while the internal pressure drops and an object or action upon which unreasonably excessive attention or reverence is placed, Venturi Fetish. It's French, who knows. But, it's still a pretty slick car and it's ready to join the quickly expanding field of electric sports cars. Just as the Venturi is going into production, we're hearing news...

...of a more powerful and lighter electric motor will be added to the mix. This motor is tiny at only 77 lbs, but it delivers 300 HP with 280 lb.ft. of torque. Mighty impressive, but then again, it better be for 100,000€. And by today's exchange rate that gives the Fetish a pricetag in 'merican bucks of about $14.2 million dollars. Or something around that.

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3:40 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Ash78 at 03:48 PM on 04/29/08
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Looks like a TVR something-er-other. Tuscarora. Titicaca. Theodora.
skyln95 at 03:48 PM on 04/29/08
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?? venturi? newton's second law? pressure hose? i hate the name. fetish for venturi ducts?
Mad_Science at 03:49 PM on 04/29/08
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Nazi Hookers not included
MazdaEric at 03:49 PM on 04/29/08
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I hope this car has a "safe word"
WheatKing at 03:51 PM on 04/29/08
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For dragons who aren't into the "normal" tail pipe method..
teargas at 03:53 PM on 04/29/08
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E@WheatKing: Dragons with a thing for nipple clips.
Starlton Heston,... at 03:57 PM on 04/29/08
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by definition: venture fetish = urethra fan??
Fiat CinqueBENTO at 03:57 PM on 04/29/08
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Well, better than their first name choice...the Venturi "Dirty Sanchez"
Starlton Heston,... at 03:58 PM on 04/29/08
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DAMN, venturi fetish that is... fuck
Starlton Heston,... at 03:59 PM on 04/29/08
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looks like an RX-8 minus the oil burning issues?
Mad_Science at 04:07 PM on 04/29/08
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@Starlton Heston: Exactly
eb110americana at 04:16 PM on 04/29/08
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FETISH: ( fµt"¹sh, f ¶"t¹sh) n. 1. An object that is believed to have magical or spiritual powers, especially such an object associated with animistic or shamanistic religious practices.

So if you buy one, pygmy tribesmen may build a shrine to it in your garage while you sleep. Nice.

Slightly less weird, but still weird. If there's anything in the manual about bloodletting goats at service intervals, I'm out.
prndl at 04:32 PM on 04/29/08
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I think Ford has trade marked that name her in the US. Ford Fetish, yah that sounds about right.
graverobber- Same... at 04:35 PM on 04/29/08
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Ah, the Venturi Fetish; 2 seats, 1 cup.
smoke~ at 04:39 PM on 04/29/08
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Spasticteapot at 05:05 PM on 04/29/08
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I saw this in the Guiness Book of World Records in...2003? 2004?

This is a good example of how astronomically powerful an electric motor can be. A motor the size of the 2.3 liter engine in the Ford Focus could be used to quietly, reliabily, and efficiently drive about all day....despite a peak power output of a full thousand horsepower.

It's a shame that you'd need a battery pack the size of a Winnebago to power it.
abgwin at 05:10 PM on 04/29/08
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good lord, flying vag grills are becoming the new fender vents these days.
Starlton Heston,... at 05:15 PM on 04/29/08
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@Mad_Science: AAAAA HAHAHA! ... dick! :D
jarque at 06:10 PM on 04/29/08
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I don't care if it's called clownpenis.fart. It looks cool and goes fast. Enough said.