New electromodder sets out stall with 450bhp interpretation of classic off-roader
The chassis has received a few upgrades, too. The rear springs are stiffer to handle the weight of the battery, and the dampers are adjustable items from Fox – offame. Rear brakes are standard, but the fronts are four-pot calipers and discs from Alcon.That’s probably why, despite this being Inverted’s first project, it feels nicely driveable – once you select the right setting. Standard mode has a load of dead travel at the top of the throttle pedal and no regen.
Unlike in a Tesla, power isn’t instant: you have to keep your foot in for a long time as power ramps up. That sounds bad, but there’s always enough and it adds a bit of engagement – and just contemplate the thought of unleashing 450bhp on a ’70s off-roader. Sport mode is more direct but still gradual enough.
Inverted says the motor has 600bhp potential, but frankly 200bhp would be enough. This clearly isn’t a car in which to go fast. The modest grip level, generous body roll and both slow and hilariously vague steering, which doesn’t self-centre, see to that.Removing the engine lets you hear more of the axles clonking and diffs whining, but it also means you can drop the windows and listen to the environment as you cruise through the countryside or check on the crops without startling the cows.
Inverted’s demonstrator is a prototype that still has some rough edges. At one point, the many three-point turns needed for the photography overheated the electrohydraulic power steering, and various things weren’t working, such as the air-con and the passenger door handle. Inverted says all this will be fixed for customer cars, and you would hope so for £294,000. That clearly is an enormous amount of money, but then so is something like a
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