Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD technical specifications Would that whet the public appetite for the all-new 2025 Manta that much more? Or would it make us all disappointed that the new Manta won’t be a gorgeous, slim-pillared ’70s throwback coupé like this? Either way, we hope it happens. Still, it’s more engagingly tactile than the leave-it-in-D, single-speed drive commonly used in electric cars.įor now, this is all a bit of fun but Opel is quietly having background discussions with suppliers about making a very limited run of electrified Manta GSe models, so fervent has been the response to this show car. Changing gear does have an effect on power delivery, and it’s certainly quieter when you’re cruising in fourth, but ultimately you can leave it in third most of the time and treat it like a single-speed automatic. It’s almost like a pre-selector gearbox in that you select a gear, let the clutch out and nothing actually happens until you hit the accelerator. True, there’s lots of wind noise and the body shakes and rattles over sharp bumps (there’s no extra bracing or strengthening panels), but even at a 60mph cruise, it feels fine. I’d been expecting a sort of lashed-together show pony, but the unassisted steering is good – slightly vague around the straight-ahead but with lots of feel when you get lock on – and aside from a sensation that the brakes could do with more oomph, the electric Manta drives largely smoothly and with good manners. The big surprise, though, is that the Manta GSe is actually quite well sorted. Its relatively languid 8.9sec 0-62mph time is rapid by the standards of the original Manta, but slow by those of modern electric cars. Still, you’re unlikely to need such a message with this car. Opel’s people responded with polite smiles when asked if it can be set up to read ‘Get out of my way’ in mirror writing. ![]() Ultra-slim LED highlights are separated by a black-panel screen that’s able to shine a 2D Opel ‘blitz’ logo, or whatever slogan has been programmed into it. The quad-headlight fascia of the original Manta has been replaced by a version of the brand’s new ‘Visor’ front-end styling (itself inspired by the styling of the original Manta). The body colour, a lurid shade of highlighter-marker yellow, is actually Opel’s new corporate colour. Inside, the original dashboard and dials have been replaced by the twin-screen instrument panel from the current Mokka and there’s a set of gorgeous Recaro seats, which have been pinched from an unloved Adam Grand Slam hatchback that someone found lying around. To cope with the extra weight, though, the front brakes have been upgraded and the rear drums have been replaced with new discs. That’s about 177kg heavier than the original petrol car but is still surely one of the lightest electric cars that’s ever been built. The company quotes a single-charge range of 124 miles, which, after a day of driving around the countryside outside Frankfurt, feels entirely plausible.Īll up, the Manta GSe weighs a relatively trim 1137kg. What’s left of the boot space is said by Opel still to be sufficient “for a fortnight’s holiday in Italy for four”. ![]() Meanwhile, the lithium ion battery, with a mere 31kWh of usable capacity, is sited in the boot, albeit mounted as far forward as possible to help balance the weight distribution. 2023 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio gain mid-life design updates.EU agrees to ban new combustion-engined cars from 2035. ![]()
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