Charge Cars is one step closer to making its modern, luxurious, all-electric take on the 1967 For Mustang. The company announced today that it has been awarded a license for the use of “trade dress” associated with the 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback. A legend in its own time, the car is a design icon, and original cars can be left untouched thanks to this agreement with Ford. That’s because the license issuance means that Charge Cars can fully make its all-electric Mustang itself.
The Charge Cars ’67 is an all-electric
take on the 1967 Ford Mustang that has a 63 kWh battery pack and four electric
motors. Together, they combine to offer drivers a total of 536 hp and 1,500 Nm of torque. That allows the car to hit 60 mph in
just 3.99 seconds, and to run for up to 322 km per charge. Its
plurality of engines also means that it has actual torque vectoring, which will
help it get around a corner as well as it gets up to highway speeds.
In order to do all of that, Charge Cars
needs to be able to make as much of the ’67 as possible, including the body
panels, out of lightweight composites — something it can now do thanks to this
deal.
Not really concerned with originality, the
car also features LED headlights and a bespoke, modern interior. With bucket
seats, a steering wheel with buttons, and an infotainment screen, you might
confuse it for a modern car from the driver’s seat. Charge Cars plans to build
just 499 examples of the ’67 with prices starting at £ 350,000 (US$ 428,634).
