![]() ![]() ![]() And, based on its noise profile, your neighbours are definitely going to complain when you haul it out for a Sunday breakfast run. Four onboard diesel- or kerosene-powered jet turbines push 750 pound-feet of thrust, capable of propelling the bike to a top speed of 150 miles per hour. But you’ll pay for the privilege - orders are now open for the Xturismo Limited Edition, but you can expect to pay at least R10,5 million in order to stow one in your garage. No, you’re going to be an organ donor far sooner than you were expecting to. The 300-kilogram (661-pound) hoverbike is powered by both an internal combustion engine and a battery, which together lend XTURISMO its 40-kilometer (24.8-mile) cruising range. But its creators claim the Xturismo has a flight time of about 45 minutes and a top speed of 100km/h - at least some training might be a good idea since you’re not going to just coast to a stop after pulling the clutch in if you make an error. Hover 1 is on a mission for sustainability, so enjoy an exciting ride that’s truly green. ![]() Every Hover 1 rideable is powered by the industrys best Lithium-ion battery, so enjoy going from A to B emission-free. (Not that the cash guarantees you a spot.) by. Lazareth has hover-tested the bike on tethers to a height of 1 m (3.3 ft), with his brave and lightweight girlfriend Vanessa at the helm. Hover-1 is here to change the future of transportation and the health of our planet. It hardly looks dangerous, scooting around the track like a first-time driver in a parking lot. 380,000 Hover Bike That Claims to Fly at 15,000 Feet Now Available for Pre-Order, For the Gullible All you have to do is plunk down 10,000 today. Which makes sense, seeing it in action here. Though ‘driver’ is a more appropriate term for this flying oddity - it’s classified as an ultralight craft, meaning that most countries don’t require a pilot’s license to operate it. They’re not often called upon to lift 300 kilograms of engine, motor, bodywork, and a pilot. Drones are generally lightweight pieces of equipment. Stock futures are treading water as investors monitor debt-ceiling negotiations. The solidly be-kitted pilot fusses around the bike for a bit before getting on and taking off to putter around the track like a grandmother flying a drone for the first time.īut that’s to be expected. See, the Xturismo (the ‘x’ is how you know it’s from the future) doesn’t zip around the racetrack like a futuristic vehicle piloted by Vin Diesel in the 27th Fast and Furious film ( Even Faster, Still Furious). ![]()
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