Venturi Fétish History
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After Gildo Pallanca Pastor acquired the bankrupt Venturi brand in 2000 and relocated operations to Monaco, the company unveiled the Fétish concept in 2002 — a two-seat electric roadster designed by Parisian designer Sacha Lakic. Customer cars went on sale in November 2004, making the Fétish one of the first purpose-built electric performance cars in history, predating the Tesla Roadster.
The first generation produced 180 kW (about 241 hp) and reached 100 km/h from rest in 4.5 seconds, with a top speed electronically limited to around 171 km/h (106 mph). Only 25 units were produced. A revised second-generation Fétish was launched in 2010, raising output to approximately 300 hp and reducing the sprint time to under 4 seconds.
Generations
First generation · Fétish I
241 hp electric roadster; 25 units built; one of the first production performance EVs.
Second generation · Fétish II
Uprated ~300 hp (220 kW) version launched in 2010, built in very small numbers (~10 cars per year; exact end of production unrecorded).
Body styles
- Roadster
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