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{{Infobox automobile | name = Techrules Ren | image = Geneva Auto Salon 2017 (33437851876) (cropped) (cropped).jpg | caption = Techrules Ren at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show | manufacturer = Techrules | production = 2018–present | designer = GFG Style | class = Sports car (S)<!-- per WP:CARCLASS, this should not be changed to "supercar or hypercar" --> | body_style = 1-door coupé | layout = MR layout (two motors)<br>M4 layout (four or six-motors) | engine = Two 30 kWh turbines<br>Two 80 kWh turbines | motor = 14 kWh lithium-ion<br />25 kWh lithium-ion<br>32 kWh lithium-ion | doors = Canopy doors | powerout = {{convert|429|hp|kW PS|abbr=on|0}}<br>{{convert|858|hp|kW PS|abbr=on|0}}<br>{{convert|1287|hp|kW PS|abbr=on|0}} | range = {{convert|1243|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} | electric_range = {{convert|124|mi|km|abbr=on|0}} | wheelbase = {{convert|2723.5|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} | length = {{convert|4694|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} | width = {{convert|2048|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} | height = {{convert|1200|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} | weight = {{convert|1630|kg|lbs|abbr=on|0}} }}
The '''Techrules Ren''' (stylized '''Techrules REN''') is a single-door, high-performance sports car manufactured by Techrules,<ref>{{Cite web|title=泰克鲁斯|url=http://www.techrules.cn/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.techrules.cn}}</ref> and designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro and Giorgetto Giugiaro of GFG Style. At its launch, it will become the first sports car to contain a turbine engine. This is also the first production sports car from Techrules. Expectations for the vehicle's construction are 10 (hand-built) per year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-geneva-motor-show/1287bhp-techrules-ren-%E2%80%93-first-diesel-turbine-electric|title=1287bhp Techrules Ren – first diesel-turbine electric supercar revealed {{!}} Autocar|website=www.autocar.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-06-24}}</ref>
The car was successfully tested at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autodromo Nazionale Monza race tracks with no damage and harm.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
== Choice of name ==
''Ren'' is the first of five values that every Chinese person is born with to contribute to the society, and means ''humanity'' and ''kindness''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.designboom.com/technology/techrules-ren-luxury-supercar-03-16-2017/|title=the techrules ren is a diesel–electric luxury supercar|date=2017-03-16|work=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine|access-date=2017-06-24|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Vehicle design ==
thumb|Front view with the door open
thumb|Rear view with the door open
The exterior design was inspired by aerospace engineering, with the inclusion of a rear fin, and a cockpit-like cabin.<ref name=":0" /> The cockpit cabin will differ, depending on the number of chosen seats, from one to three. The chassis design was designed by L.M. Gianetti.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/ren-and-spacey-techrules-ren-supercar-looks-ready-for-intergalactic-travel/|title=Ren and Spacey: Techrules Ren Supercar Looks Ready for Intergalactic Travel|access-date=2017-06-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322101005/https://blog.caranddriver.com/ren-and-spacey-techrules-ren-supercar-looks-ready-for-intergalactic-travel/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The interior slightly represents the British-built sports car, the McLaren F1, with the inclusion of three seats, but this is only if the customer has chosen the option of three front seating. The interior also contains a denim material for the seats, which is constructed by high-end Italian clothing company, PT Pantaloni Torino.
The exterior, interior, and chassis designs were each designed by the team of Fabrizio and Giorgetto Giugiaro and company L.M. Gianetti.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Ren vehicle data ==
=== Specifications === The Ren is powered by a turbine and a lithium-ion electric motor, but there are three specification options, making the setups different. The option for a turbine–electric motor combination was, according to CEO Matthew Jin, to make the conversion process of freeing the combustion engine to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy more efficient.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.maxim.com/rides/techrules-ren-geneva-2017-3|title=Techrules Ren Is Weirdly Named 1,287-HP Turbine–Electric Hypercar From The Future|work=Maxim|access-date=2017-06-24|language=en-us}}</ref>
There are three specification options. The first one contains the turbine and two electric motors, which does {{Convert|429|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|575|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}}, which means the power-to-weight ratio sits at {{Convert|252|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} per ton. This makes the car rear-wheel drive only. The second includes a turbine and four motors that boasts {{Convert|858|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|1150|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}}, making the power-to-weight ratio at {{Convert|504|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}. The second setup makes the car all-wheel drive.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The range (both turbine and electric motor, with diesel) is at {{Convert|1243|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} with 80 litres of fuel.<ref name="Carscoops">{{Cite news|url=http://www.carscoops.com/2017/03/techrules-ren-is-diesel-electric.html|title=Techrules Ren Is A Diesel–Electric Turbine Supercar With 1,287HP, 2,000Km Range [w/Video]|work=Carscoops|access-date=2017-06-24}}</ref> The electric range is {{Convert|124|mi|km|0|abbr=on}}. The car can achieve 31 MPG.<ref name=":2" /> Electric motor lifespan stands at 100,000 cycles, which makes the battery longevity something to be less worried about.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://recombu.com/cars/article/techrules-ren-is-a-diesel-sipping-hybrid-supercar#|title=Techrules Ren is a diesel-sipping hybrid supercar|work=Recombu|access-date=2017-06-24|language=en}}</ref>
The weight is set at {{Convert|1630|kg|lbs|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gfgstyle.it/MEDIA/TECHRULES.pdf|title=Techrules Debuts Production Design for REN Supercar|website=GFG Style|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> The chassis was built in carbon-fiber material, with an aluminum bulkhead rear.<ref name=":1" />
The AP Racing brakes are carbon ceramic discs, in which are coupled with six-piston calipers front and rear.<ref name=":2" /> The suspension uses a horizontally adjustable coil-over shock setup.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Techrules Ren Concept: Turbine hybrid bows - Kelley Blue Book|url=https://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/techrules-ren-concept-turbine-hybrid-bows/2100003972/|access-date=2017-06-24|website=Kbb.com|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
=== Performance === The Ren can accelerate from {{Convert|0-60|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}} in 3.0 seconds and can attain a top speed of {{Convert|199|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Carscoops"/>
== Ren RS vehicle data == thumb|Ren RS === Specifications === The hardcore, track-only variant of the Ren, the Techrules Ren RS, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show alongside its road-oriented sibling. The powertrain of the Ren RS is the final setup/option, which has the turbine and six motors, this time pushing up to {{Convert|1287|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|1725|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}}, leaving the power-to-weight ratio at {{Convert|757|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} per ton, more than the most powerful version of the street-legal version.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> As with the most powerful powertrain of the street-legal version, the Ren RS is all-wheel drive. At the most potent form, the Ren RS can offer a wheel torque as high as {{Convert|5737|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of wheel torque.<ref name=":3" />
=== Performance === The Ren RS can accelerate from {{Convert|0-60|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}} in 2.5 seconds, and can attain a top speed of {{Convert|205|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}}, {{Convert|6|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}} faster than the road-legal counterpart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Techrules Ren RS revealed as track-only 1287bhp supercar|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-geneva-motor-show/techrules-ren-rs-revealed-track-only-1287bhp-supercar|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Autocar|language=en}}</ref>
== In media == {{Cquote | quote = Because turbines have always been a very inefficient way to convert chemical energy into useful, wheel-turning mechanical energy, only a few have tried to use a turbine in the powertrain system, and none have ever succeeded commercially. But, with electric vehicles, an electric motor is used to drive the wheels, which effectively frees the combustion engine to exclusively convert chemical energy into mechanical energy and finally into electric energy. This is a major breakthrough, making it possible for us to use the highly efficient turbine engine as a superb range extender on our vehicles. | author = CEO Matthew Jin }} * The car was questioned of its use of the turbine engine in an interview with CEO Matthew Jin and Autocar. He explained that this was to make the conversion of freeing the combustion engine to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy be more efficient.<ref name=":2" /> * The car was also featured in the 2017 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
== References == {{reflist}}
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