12/5/2023 0 Comments Opel manta electricUltra-slim LED highlights are separated by a black-panel screen that’s able to shine a 2D Opel ‘blitz’ logo, or whatever slogan has been programmed into it. The quad-headlight fascia of the original Manta has been replaced by a version of the brand’s new ‘Visor’ front-end styling (itself inspired by the styling of the original Manta). The body colour, a lurid shade of highlighter-marker yellow, is actually Opel’s new corporate colour. Inside, the original dashboard and dials have been replaced by the twin-screen instrument panel from the current Mokka and there’s a set of gorgeous Recaro seats, which have been pinched from an unloved Adam Grand Slam hatchback that someone found lying around. To cope with the extra weight, though, the front brakes have been upgraded and the rear drums have been replaced with new discs. That’s about 177kg heavier than the original petrol car but is still surely one of the lightest electric cars that’s ever been built. The company quotes a single-charge range of 200km, which, after a day of driving around the countryside outside Frankfurt, feels entirely plausible.Īll up, the Manta GSe weighs a relatively trim 1137kg. What’s left of the boot space is said by Opel still to be sufficient “for a fortnight’s holiday in Italy for four”. Meanwhile, the lithium-ion battery, with a mere 31kWh of usable capacity, is sited in the boot, albeit mounted as far forward as possible to help balance the weight distribution. Unusually, the front-mounted motor drives the rear wheels via a four-speed manual gearbox and a longer-than-standard propshaft. Opel has preserved the original coupe’s delicate, simple lines for its vivified Manta but has, of course, entirely binned this 1974 car’s rather wheezy, 56kW 1.6-litre petrol engine in favour of a custom-made 108kW electric motor.
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