Terrafugia's first flying car is the beautiful Transition®. The Transition® is a car that will land at the airport, fold up its wings, drive home and even park in your garage.

Transition Specs:

The Transition® is being designed to be a factory certified Light-Sport Airplane.
Two seats, side-by-side.
GTOW: 1320 lbs (600 kg)
Useful Load: 550 lbs (250 kg)
Fuel Capacity: 20 gal (120 lbs / 54 kg)
Engine: 100 hp Rotax 912 S (four-stroke)
Vs = 45 kts (51 mph, 83 km/hr)
Vr = 70 kts (80 mph, 130 km/hr)
Cruise Speed (75% power): 100 kts (115 mph, 185 km/hr)
Fuel Consumption (75% power): 4.5 gph
Range: 400 nm (460 mi, 740 km)
Takeoff Distance over 50 ft obstacle: 1,700 ft (520 m)
Fuel: Super-unleaded autogas or 100LL
Wingspan: 27.5 ft (8.4 m)
Length: 18.75 ft (5.7 m)
Height: 6.75 ft (2.1 m)
On-Road Width: 6.5 ft (2.0 m)

Development Schedule:

Prototype development now in progress!
Anticipated completion: late 2008
First delivery: late 2009
No report on pricing at the time of this printing...

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