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- LWH) 123.5" x 70.3" x 53.3",
- Weight: 1650lbs for the 40kWh setup, and 1500lbs for the 20kWh setup,
- Wheelbase: 82.0",
- Track: ??.?",
- Front Suspension: Looks like typical VW Beam, trailing arm, ball-joint with shocks. Freeman says this about it, "the front suspension on this design prototype is also Volkswagen, but we are evolving that."
- Rear Suspension: Independent... multi-link a-arm type of setup,
- Electronic assist steering,
- Chassis: all-aluminum monocoque tub,
- The body (the dark green part) on the prototype is carbon-fiber,
- Hard-top: Carbon fiber, tilts up from the back for better egress,
- Front hood houses a spare tire,
- Tail-lights are LED, and will feature inside-the-cone turn-signals.
- LG lithium-ion Pouch Battery Pack: 20kWh (3 battery packs) or 40kWh (6 battery packs) @ 150 miles or 300 miles range, respectively. They are air-cooled, and reside behind the seats, under the raised shelf (Winnie calls that raised shelf the package area). Each battery pack weighs approximately 50lbs,
- Dual electric motors (one for each rear wheel) @ 202hp & 240 lb-ft of torque. No word on the specs of the motor with the smaller battery pack,
- Inboard-braking! Each motor will have an inboard disc brake!
- 0-60= 4.5 seconds,
- COST: $74,000! Freeman Thomas said at The Quail, "it won't be cheap, but it won't be expensive". However, $74k is expensive, but now we know what Freeman thinks is expensive... such as the rest of the half to multi million dollar vehicles on display as The Quail during Monterey Car Week
- Completely Turn-Key, 325/year. Freeman Thomas said (At The Quail), "later we might do knock-down kits"!!!
- Beta-Testing: There will be 50 Beta vehicles to be tested by 50 people, during 2023, selected by Meyers Manx crew. BOTH "Reserve Your Manx 2.0 EV" (requiring a $500 deposit) and "Join the Manx 2.0 EV Beta Program" have to be completed at: https://meyersmanx.com/pages/manx-2-0-ev.
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- They are working on a version with doors, windows and heating and air-conditioning,
- The retro and tricked-out speedometer has a digital central multi-screen display, that will connect with a smart-phone,
- The six linear chrome things, three to either side of the central dial, are switches.
- The side mirrors are nod from the VW New Beetle Concept (that Freeman Thomas also designed).
- The only "cooling" system for the drive-unit is an oil-cooler for the gear-box, which also has an oil filter. It appears that the oil-cooler is a VW Type 3 unit,
- The windshield frame has an integrated roll-bar,
- There will be different models and special additions, "there will be versions that will be more extreme to cater to people's tastes.". They're also looking into a race variant,
Another good review by CNET's Brian Cooley, at The Quail (5:14 long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjjXcpvZPrU
From what I can tell, from that little logo on the side of drive-unit, the batteries and drive-unit are from Vanderhall Motor Works. Go to their website and you'll find a very similar looking drive-unit pictured: https://vanderhallusa.com/. Vanderhall has been manufacturing various street-legal trikes since 2016. J Leno featured them and the owner on one of his episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X71spAvmw4. Company sounds legit, and their trikes and some electric UTVs look awesome! Could be that Venderhall is the "U.S.-based Manufacture" that Meyers Manx has partnered with. Vanderhall also has heating and cooling in their electric UTVs! ...I'm looking forward to having a Manx with, at least, a heater!
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For comparison:
'64 Old-Red Manx: (LWH) 112.0" x 62.0" x 57.0" @1420lbs, wb: 80.0", track: 51.3"
