Have you seen Steve McQueens 1971 film Le Mans? You may have
spotted the original Porsche 910- a racecar that the company had only produced
35 specimens of. The 910 was a purpose-built race car that debuted and raced in 1966. Cars
of the type placed sixth at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967, and won the
Nürburgring 1000 that year. The German company EVEX started building replicas
of these rare racers in the 70s, but created only four.
The Austrian firm Kreisel Electric, a company founded by
three brothers that develops electric motors for automobiles, has paired up with EVEX to employ an electric motor into one of the four 910 replicas. In the past, the
company had taken on high profile projects like an electric-powered
Mercedes-Benz G-Class for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Aside from
The officially dubbed 910e has been given an electric motor
paired with a 53kWh lithium ion battery pack that produces an insane 490
horsepower and 568 lb-ft of instantaneous electric torque. Kreisel claims the
car possesses serious speed; boasting of 0 to 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds, and
has a top speed of over 186 mph.
This Porsche 910e will have a range of 217 miles, and will be
capable of bidirectional charging- giving it the ability to discharge
electricity as an emergency power source for a house or compatible building.
Kreisel Electric has put a lid on how many copies will be made, but
the 910e is confirmed to be the first Kreisel design to be available for purchase. What sort of price could suit such an eccentric creation? A sum over $1 million.
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