If Jaguar can do it..how about GM?
05-20-2018, 11:39 AM
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If Jaguar can do it..how about GM?
I normally don't read anything about the royals...but when I saw a picture of the new Duke & Duchess get into a classic Jaguar to go to their wedding reception I thought, how cool. It turns out this was no ordinary Jag. It was an electric version called the "Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero" which is a modern version of the 1968 model that Jaguar can build for you for around $500k. The car was powered by a 300hp electric motor an is quicker than the original 6 cylinder and has a top speed of 150mph and rage of 170 miles. A factory "Restomod" if you will. This got me thinking if GM would ever do something like this with our beloved C1/C2's or any other classic they've made in the past?
05-20-2018, 11:48 AM
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A hugely limited market - even the royal newlyweds just rented it....
1/2 million ? Yeah, I'll pass...
1/2 million ? Yeah, I'll pass...
05-20-2018, 11:49 AM
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Wonder if Lucas still makes the electronic parts.
05-20-2018, 11:52 AM
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That's pretty cool! Thanks!
I'm guessing it won't pass current DOT safety standards in the US. I expect the Royals can get around that stuff in the UK.
Tom
I'm guessing it won't pass current DOT safety standards in the US. I expect the Royals can get around that stuff in the UK.
Tom
05-20-2018, 11:59 AM
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Left hand drive???? Glad the royals had clear traffic, 'cause I bet that's fun to drive in the left lane in London traffic...
05-20-2018, 01:16 PM
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Sure - GM can make one like that for $500,000.
Heck, even I could do it for probably half that.
Why would anybody want that for that price?
Heck, even I could do it for probably half that.
Why would anybody want that for that price?
05-20-2018, 01:28 PM
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That's a good question. That range may be optimistic. Kudos to Jaguar for doing that, but yeah - limited market appeal, big budget and probably not much good old excitement in the driving experience. I think there is something about the internal combustion engine imprinted in our DNA over the last 100 years. Nothing does it for a lot of us like fuel fumes, valve clatter, moaning carburetors and roaring exhaust.
05-20-2018, 01:32 PM
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