Charge '67 is an electric AWD Mustang to fulfill your cyberpunk fantasies

Auto Blog via Yahoo ^ | September 30, 2022 | Ben Hsu

[grundle]

If you like the idea of an electric car with modern features, but hate the way they all look like river pebbles, the Charge '67 may be the car for you. At first glance it looks like a 1967 Mustang fastback, but beneath the retro body is an electric AWD powertrain and one of those newfangled interiors with a big screen in the middle of it.

We got a look at the Charge '67 earlier this year, but now the company has released some adjusted numbers ahead of its U.S. debut. A 63-kilowatt-hour battery feeds juice through four independent electric motors, one at each wheel. Total output is 536 horsepower and 1,120 pound-feet of torque, says Charge, which is good for a 0-60 sprint in four seconds (technically 3.99, the company claims) and an artificially limited top speed of 150 mph.

The battery boasts a range of 200 miles depending on factors like temperature and how hard you mash the go-pedal. DC peak power is only 50 kW, taking about an hour to get from 0% to 80%. On AC power, the charging speed is 14 kW.

The suspension is of Charge's own design, mated to a body that's been blessed by the Ford licensing department. About the only thing that doesn't look quite right are the 18-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires — 235/40 ZR18 in front, 285/40 ZR18 at the rear — but that's likely because whatever rollers it uses has to be compatible with the Arrival powertrain system it's utilizing.

A modern powertrain means it comes with technology that would have seemed like science fiction in 1967, such as ABS, traction control and a tire pressure monitoring system. Other mod cons include a backup camera, rain-sensing wipers and OTA updates.

[kosciusko51]

Now that’s what Ford should have made for their EV Mustang.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Charge” vs “Charger”

The Dodge “Charger” takes on new meaning. If they make an EV version, it’ll be visiting another type of Charger very frequently.

[Libloather]

“Back in 2022 I had me a Charge.”

Doesn’t sound right.

[Red Badger]

https://jalopnik.com/the-british-finally-came-in-and-fixed-the-mustang-1848628624

[Red Badger]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4045509/posts

[nascarnation]

$390,000

I remember when that could buy a pretty decent house....

[Red Badger]

British...................

[RedMonqey]

I remember when you could buy a farm with three hundred acres and a farmhouse!

[Songcraft]

Maybe they could change it to "Dis-Charge".   ("Back in 2022 I had me a Dis-Charge."   No, that doesn’t sound right either!)

[TexasGator]

$200k. 0-60 1.9 seconds Quarter mile 8.2, 250+ mph top speed

[PeterPrinciple]

how hard you mash the go-pedal.

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you can’t call it a gas pedal..................

[algore]

Will depreciate faster than the battery pack loses capacity

[PeterPrinciple]

mated to a body that’s been blessed by the Ford licensing department.

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I wonder what the details of those blessings are.

[nascarnation]

Ford licenses the Mustang body blueprints to an outfit in California that will sell you a repro body shell. (I think the panels are actually stamped in Taiwan).

https://dynacornclassicbodies.com/ford-mustang/

[familyop]

High drag, high float body at higher speeds.

[Ex gun maker.]

Yawn.
At less than that price I could finish restoring ALL of my classics, add another, and pay for fuel for the rest of my life.
Besides, the wheels and LED lights make it ugly, not retro.

[atc23]

Like my Super 84 F150. At 100 mph, if it had wings I’d need a license from the FAA

[Secret Agent Man]

Very nice.

[Dr. Sivana]

but beneath the retro body is an electric AWD powertrain and one of those newfangled interiors with a big screen in the middle of it.

The INTERIORS is what I hate about new cars. I DO NOT WANT a giant console between the front seats. I want to park by the curb and step out the passenger door instead of in traffic sometimes). I don't need a giant screen either.