Wiesmann returns and in style. The small German manufacturer has discovered all the details of the new roadster with which it will captivate its customers, abandoned for a long time due to its difficult financial situation. The Project Thunderball is an electric roadster that proves that rolling outdoors without emissions is possible.
the advertised Wiesmann Project Thunderball it is already a reality. The small German manufacturer has given the surprise by presenting its first great novelty after a forced resurgence after a serious financial situation that practically meant the disappearance of the firm. After starting some projects such as the Gecko, Wiesmann decided to change his strategy and fully enter the era of electric cars.
If the most exclusive manufacturers are directing all their eyes to plug-in hybrid roadsters, those of the small German brand have gone much further with the debut of their first electric roadster, combining advanced technology with retro styling. The muscular lines expand throughout the bodywork, with bulging fins reminiscent of the sportier classics, while at the same time retains the vertical grille and the headlights divided into round projectors at the endsalso housed vertically.
Wiesmann Project Thunderball, inspired by the MF5
The same format is repeated with the rear lights, a design philosophy that takes its inspiration from the old Wiesmann MF5. A suggestive exterior that is combined with a luxury interior with only two seats covered in full leather, with a small digital display for the instrument cluster, another integrated in the center console And till seven housed analog dials at the top indicating different parameters slightly directed towards the driver.
The Project Thunderball is made of carbon fiber, weighing just over 800 kilograms on the scale, although the large battery that occupies the space between the axles, which has a capacity of 83 kWh net and with which it can cover a maximum autonomy of 500 kilometers With a single charge, it adds an extra 900 kilograms more, reaching 1,700 kilos. The battery is equipped with a 800 V system, which allows receiving up to 300 kW in direct current and 22 kW in alternating.
The new Wiesmann model, which has already opened the reservation books, moves with two electric motors that produce a maximum power of 500 kW, equivalent to 680 hp, which channels through the rear wheels, offering truly dizzying performance, detailed below. These powerful engines have been developed by Roding Automotive, a consultancy specializing in automotive engineering, which already means the end of the close collaboration that the small manufacturer has been maintaining with BMW during the last 30 years. Now, we need to know its price, which is not going to be cheap.
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