Italian Firm Presents Affordable Electric Race Car Proposal

Affordability and racing hardly run parallel, but a new Italian company wants to change that. Called Spice-X, and perhaps a play on Elon Musk’s “Space-X,” the company is a collaborative effort between a handful of firms in Piedmont, Italy.

Their goal is to bring the EX1 to production: an affordable electric race car for the masses. Spice-X will seek out lightweight, yet inexpensive, materials for the EX1 racer to achieve a reported weight of 1,323 pounds, according to a Motor1 report published Saturday.

Allegedly, the Spice-X EX1 will offer two battery options for a standard racer and more powerful model; a 330-volt battery will serve as the entry level, while a 450-volt unit will be optional. Both battery versions will reportedly make 80 horsepower total, but the base version will provide 118 pound-feet of torque. The larger battery model will make 295 pound-feet of torque. Top speeds will reach 99.4 mph with the base powertrain and 130.4 mph with the bigger battery pack.

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Spice-X hasn’t confirmed any performance specifications, however.

The design is wild enough to pass for a race car with a WEC prototype racer vibe. The body was designed by Fabrizio Pepe of Mastery Design, but the other companies involved haven’t been named yet.

It’s unclear when we’ll see more of the EX1, but zero-emission race cars for the masses could be in the near future.

A version of this story originally appeared on Hybrid Cars.