Longbow promises sub4.0 second 0-62 MPH and a “unparalled” driving experience for the speedster and the roadster
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- Longbow is a new EV car company in the United Kingdom which aims to launch two new sports cars.
- Nicknamed the speedster and the roadster, they prioritize the light design above all.
- Reservations are open for speedster from $ 110,000 and $ 84,000 roadster.
Celeritas Levitatis means the speed of lightness and it is the mark of the arc handle. This new car manufacturer outside the United Kingdom believes that it has the solution for overweight cars that hinder our streets. “The weight invites complexity, softens agility and dulls the senses,” he says. Set the problems necessary to return to the drawing board. What he found are two new electric sports cars that weigh less than a Mazda MX-5.
Meet the Speedster, a thrilling machine with open cockpit and without windshield, and the roadster, which, a little counter-intuitively given its name, has a fixed rigid roof.
The team behind the cars – and the Tesla trolling
Longbow is not only a few enthusiasts in a garage with great ideas; It was in fact founded by two former engineers of Tesla, Daniel Davy and Mark Tapscott, as well as the former CEO of a company of electric boats. Their curriculum vitae includes stays at Lucid Motors, Byd, Formula E, Lotus, Aston Martin and Ariel -, essentially, a range of the largest and EV performance.
And then there is the name. The Longbow roadster is an undeniable shift in Tesla’s long -term roadster – and even more faded, which was to make its debut in 2020, after the unveiling of a prototype even further in 2017. Speaking to TOP.Daniel Davy clearly indicated that the name was a deliberate jab on Roadster II from Tesla to Tesla.
“Many customers have deposited a roadster they cannot get,” Davy told review. “So we thought we would be the first electric roadster to follow Tesla’s roadster. If people want to recover their $ 250,000 deposit for a 2020 car and put it in something better, they will have a earlier with us. They are welcome to do so. Our roadster will be on the ground first. »»
Specifications: light, fast and specially designed
The first is the speedster. With a windshield or a roof, the two places has an estimated range of 275 miles (WLTP). It will only weigh 1,973 pounds (895 kg) and a rocket from 0 to 60 MPH (0-96 km / h) in 3.5 seconds. This is equal with some very fast supercars and identical to those of a Tesla Model Y performance (although the latter is with a deployment).
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Once Longbow finished the production of The Speedster, which should start next year, it will go to a version of the rigid roof called Roadster. The latter weighs a little more at 2,193 pounds, so it is 0.1 seconds slower at 60 mph. However, he will have five additional meals of range, for a total of 280 miles. These figures sound well, but Longbow has still said nothing about the battery size or the engine configuration.
A new British EV player – or just another dream?
The company claims that, in addition to being the “very first manufacturer of British electric sports cars”, it also presents “a new category which relives an emblematic automotive archetype with the official unveiling of the first (FEV) electric vehicle (FEV)”. He also proudly declares that, with the speedster and the roadster, he “offers a unique vision of the rich British tradition of light sports cars, focusing on real performance with an unprecedented driving experience”.
Price and availability
Reservations are open for both models. Speedster will cost around $ 110,000 (₤ 84,995), including local UK local VAT (tax), while the roadster costs $ 84,000 (64,995 ₤ 995 with VAT). Longbow promises certain special versions, such as the 1st edition and the Autograph Luminaire edition, which will be limited respectively to only 10 and 25 examples. It will also be only 150 examples of speedster, so interested parties might want to make reservations as soon as possible to obtain an example.
It should be noted that these promises are sincerely large. Seeing them with a pinch of salt or perhaps more could be very wise. It is honestly difficult to count the number of different companies on the different companies with a cool car concept to end up falling by the way before building a single production car. Hopefully Longbow understood the secret sauce and will. We are all for more innovation and more fast cars.
