Resurfaces iconic MGB Roadster

One of the best known classic British roadsters returns to the market, the fireproof MGB in its open version, although this time comes as a new electric sports whim with a price considerably higher than the original versions that we can find on the market today.

The MGB is one of the most outstanding classic British vehicles of all time. Although today does not enjoy the prominence that have models like the Jaguar E-Type, the truth is that this is one of the best known products of the British firm, now in Chinese hands, and also one of the longest, as it remained in production from 1963 to 1980, but then was reissued in the mid-nineties. Thirty years after its original launch.

On this occasion we do not find a restored or slightly modified restomod style, but with the launch of a new edition of the British roadster made on the copies already made of the classic, but with a very particular novelty, as it mounts a modern and efficient mechanical and electrical scheme.

Classic unchanged aesthetics

The MGB is the latest model resulting from a trend that seems to be increasingly widespread in the market, eliminating the inefficient and polluting mechanical combustion of a vehicle entered in years to turn it into a clean and quiet electric model. We have already talked about this trend on several occasions in the recent past, which is even spreading among the manufacturers themselves, such as the Jaguar E-Type Zero.

This new electric roadster is the work of the company RBW EV Classic Cars, who are responsible for eliminating all the original mechanical elements and replacing them with a new electric drive that is mounted on the rear axle. In this way, the mechanics of the front compartment together with the transmission and the rear differential disappear. Depending on the company, the model can be fitted with 6 to 8 batteries that are installed where we used to find the 4-cylinder block, in the front area. Once the new electrical mechanics are installed, the only changes are found in the new central console and the dashboard, which now have digital screens. Of the rest, the model remains the same at the aesthetic level.

Figures

The performance of the electric MGB is not too surprising, as the manufacturer announces a power of only 95 hp (94 hp), which allows it to accelerate from 0 to 96 km/h in 9 seconds and a maximum speed of 129 km/h.

Autonomy, on the other hand, is quite high, as 257 and 322 kilometers are announced for the 6 and 7 battery versions. So we understand that the 8-battery version will have an even greater range. What is also quite high is its price, as each of these modified classic cars will cost 90,000 pounds, about 98,959 euros.

Fuente: Motor.es