A UK-based company has produced its first Shooting
Brake, based on the Tesla Model S. Qwest is a recently-formed aftermarket conversion
company based in Norfolk, UK, that has been working for over a year on the
wagon-backed Model S, touting the vehicle as the “world’s first and quickest EV
Shooting Brake”.
The idea for the Model S Shooting Brake came about
during a chat down at the local pub, after one of the founders was “lamenting”
the impracticality of his new Tesla – largely because he couldn’t comfortably
carry his dogs.
This Model S Shooting Brake
looks more of a traditional ‘estate’ than a swoopy shooting brake wagon,
featuring a high roofline tacked on to the muscular rear haunches of the EV
sedan.
Qwest is yet to divulge just how much extra volume
the new rear allows for, though the shell itself is made entirely out of
carbon-fibre, bonded to the Tesla’s aluminium body. The shell is colour-matched
to the vehicle’s exterior, and fitted with rear-quarter glass and curved rear
glass sourced from Pilkington.
