Revived Vanwall reveals Vandervell S electric hot hatch

A revival of the historic British marque Vanwall is underway, primarily based in Germany and led by Colin Kolles, a former Components 1 supervisor who at present runs the racing workforce ByKolles.

ByKolles is seeking to enter the World Endurance Championship as Vanwall, within the premier Hypercar class with a brand new LMH race automobile.

The category is barely open to producers, which implies ByKolles wants to supply a manufacturing automobile to be eligible. Enter the Vanwall Vandervell S, an electrical scorching hatch named after Vanwall founder Tony Vandervell.

Revealed on Monday, the Vandervell S is promised to begin deliveries in Europe later in 2023. Solely 500 examples are deliberate, with the beginning worth confirmed at 128,000 euros (roughly $138,000). Manufacturing is because of happen at ByKolles’ headquarters in Greding, Germany.

ByKolles Le Mans Hypercar race automobile

Two variations are promised: the usual Vandervell S with 320 hp and a spicier Vandervell S Plus with 580 hp. Each will supply all-wheel drive and a promised vary of greater than 250 miles. The 0-60 mph occasions are estimated at 4.9 seconds and three.4 seconds, respectively.

The outside styling attracts closely from Eighties-era rally icons just like the Audi Sport Quattro and Lancia Delta S4, whereas the inside, which hasn’t been revealed but, is claimed to be lined in leather-based and carbon fiber.

The outside will even characteristic carbon-fiber parts, in addition to 22-inch wheels.

ByKolles has additionally beforehand introduced manufacturing plans for a road-going model of its proposed LMH race automobile. Known as the Vandervell 1000, a prototype was rolled out final September.

The unique Vanwall was a British racing workforce that counted the likes of Stirling Moss and Lotus founder Colin Chapman amongst its drivers, and was the winner of the primary F1 Constructors’ Championship in 1958. A earlier effort to revive the marque was made a number of years again with a plan to construct a handful of continuation examples of Vanwall’s 1958 F1 automobile. It is unclear if these vehicles have been ever constructed.

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