Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
Volkswagen
1968 Karmann Ghia
Price
£28,000 to £38,000
This exact car was £28,000.
Built Q1 2023.
This Californian import Karmann Ghia was bought over to the UK just a couple of years ago, once it arrived it underwent a full interior and exterior restoration before being sold to its current owner. Sounds great, but there was a catch, it had an original semi-automatic gearbox in it which made it virtually undriveable, much to the frustration of its owner. Now it is powered by Tesla batteries and a HyPer9 motor, mounted to a manual race spec gearbox, finally a Karmann Ghia with performance to match its striking looks!
Acceleration (0-60)
7 Seconds
Power
120 Horsepower
Range
90-100 Miles
Volkswagen
1968 Karmann Ghia
Specifications
| Electric Conversion | Original Petrol Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 120 Horsepower | 60 Horsepower |
| Acceleration (0-60mph) | 7 Seconds | 22 Seconds |
| Emissions | 0 | 3.7 Tonnes of CO2 per annum |
| Battery | 26.5kWh | |
| Charging | 7kW AC Charging | |
| Range | 90-100 Miles |
Drivetrain:
- Specialist EV conversion motor, the Netgain Hyper9, mounted to an upgraded 4-speed manual gearbox.
- Original clutch and flywheel maintained, allowing for gear changes if desired.
- City/countryside driving uses 3rd gear exclusively, A-Road/motorway driving uses 4th gear, launches use 2nd gear.
Battery Pack:
- 26.5kWh of Tesla Model S batteries used, this consists of five modules.
- Two battery modules mounted in front (where the fuel tank was), three batteries mounted behind the rear seat, no batteries mounted in the rear.
- Batteries are wired in series, producing 120 volts nominal, they are water cooled and monitored using state of the art battery management systems.
Charging:
- Charging is possible from any EV charge point, as well as from a 3-pin plug at home.
- Standard AC charging allows for a 4 hour full charge.
- Charging from a 3-pin plug allows for a 10 hour full charge.
Further Information:
- Regenerative braking input controlled by brake pedal.
- Better weight distribution than original, improving all aspects of handling.
- Fuel gauge swapped for custom made state of charge meter, replicating the original design.
- Fully reversible powertrain design.
- Built: Q1 2023
