Meyers Manx is the corporate that created the primary Volkswagen Beetle-based dune buggy again within the mid-Sixties. The corporate remained within the arms of its founder Bruce Meyers (credited as being the daddy of the seaside buggy) for many years till he offered it in 2020, one yr earlier than his dying, and now, one yr later, a fully-electric model of the enduring car has been revealed, with plans to start buyer deliveries in 2024.

Known as the Meyers Manx 2.0, the brand new electrical dune buggy will include two battery pack sizes, 20 kWh and 40 kWh, a 6 kW on-board charger and non-obligatory 60 kW DC fast-charging functionality. Similar to the Volkswagen-powered unique, the brand new electrical buggy will keep rear-wheel drive, however it’s going to include two electrical motors, one for every wheel.

The corporate expects that with the bigger battery pack (which presumably can be paired with extra highly effective motors), the car would be capable of dash to sixty in 4.5 seconds. The car’s chassis can be an all-aluminum monocoque with unbiased rear suspension, disk brakes throughout, electrical assisted steering, in addition to brake vitality recuperation.

Up to now solely specs for the model with the bigger 40 kWh battery pack have been launched. It is going to have a spread of as much as 300 miles (482 km) and the mixed output of its two motors can be 202 horsepower and 240 pound-feet (325 Nm) of torque. The 20 kWh variant will get precisely half the vary, 150 miles (241 km) and fewer highly effective motors.

Meyers Manx says it’s going to unveil a prototype of the electrical buggy at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering on August 19. It additionally intends to launch a restricted beta sequence of fifty automobiles in 2023, earlier than commencing full manufacturing and buyer deliveries one yr later, with extra particulars to be shared at a later date.