From the world’s first electric GT to the Moon: Two decades or innovation

Venturi President Gildo Pastor unveiled the first ever all-electric sports car, Fétish, at the Paris Motor Show all the way back in 2004.  Having bought the French brand four years earlier, the Monegasque businessman had decided to switch focus to electric engines, a bold gamble considering the technology was virtually unheard-of at the time.

Twenty years later, Venturi has established itself as a leading player in the field of sustainable mobility and technological innovation, with a track record of success that includes:

– 26 world speed records,

– 5 revolutionary concept cars,

– 8 seasons in the Formula E world championship,

– 3 polar exploration vehicles,

– and thousands of engines built for vehicles made by the PSA Group.

Over the years, the company has evolved into a group comprising three entities: Venturi, Voxan, and Venturi Space. The latter of the three has strategic sites in Monaco, France (Toulouse), and Switzerland (Canton of Fribourg).

In 2021, the Group refocused its activities on the space sector. In collaboration with its strategic US partner, Venturi Astrolab, Venturi Space is developing a lunar rover that will be taken to the Moon in 2026 aboard the SpaceX Starship, and could also be part of NASA’s Artemis program with a mission planned for 2029.

“For two decades, we have not stopped creating, reinventing and innovating, with two aims: to be a disruptor and fly the flag for Monaco. Nobody, myself included, could have imagined that we would achieve our industrial feats both on Earth AND on the Moon! And yet, that’s exactly what is set to happen by 2026. This final stage is a colossal challenge, but that’s what makes this adventure so exciting.” – Gildo Pastor, President of Venturi

VENTURI FÉTISH

Design: Sacha Lakic
Development: Gérard Ducarouge
Chassis: carbon unibody
Max power: 180 kW (245 hp)
Max torque: 220 Nm
0-100 km/h: 4 seconds
Top speed: 200 km/h
Transmission: rear-wheel drive
Batteries: 45 kWh lithium-ion polymer
Engine brake: one-pedal modulable
Range: 340 km (at steady 90km/h)
Total weight: 1,125 kg