It is not at all common to see a tram (production) participating in a race like Pikes Peak – in fact, it is the first time. In fact, since the beginning of its conception, Faraday Future has been saying that the FF 91 is not a normal electric either.
Looking at the specs, the FF 91 comes closer to a supercar – 1065 horsepower and 1800 Nm of torque at four wheels and 0-100km/h in a measly 2.38 seconds – than a familiar. Without forgetting the 700 km of autonomy (NEDC cycle).
As such, it's not surprising that performance was one of the priorities in the development of the FF 91. The final test will take place at the 95th edition of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, known as the "race to the clouds" due to the average incline of the course. more than 7%.
Faraday Future will test a prototype with identical hardware and software to the production model, and according to Nick Sampson, one of the main responsible for the project, the competition serves to test the 100% electric propulsion system, torque vectorization and the directional rear axle, as you can see below:
When is the production version due?
The million dollar question. Speaking of dollars, this seems to be the main obstacle to the production of the FF 91. According to CNBC, the Chinese company LeEco (owner of Faraday Future) recently laid off 325 employees, around 70% of its workforce, in a process it is part of the cost containment policy. Still, Faraday Future still intends to launch its first production model in 2018. It's wait and see.