Reasonable power output makes the DBA Mini eMastered a lot of fun

Enlarge / David Brown Automotive makes modernized minis with electric power For well off buyers. David Brown Automotive

To have You Never thought: "I wonder What A $150,000 classic mini would be be as?" If SO, You are In chance, because David Brown Automotive (Database Administrator) has just THE car For You: THE mini eMastered. It is A classic mini, powered by electricity, And he costs A plot of money.

You go be forgiven For not awareness WHO David Brown Automotive East. It is A little outfit that specializes In cars For THE ultra rich, but he do SO instead wonderfully. Based In 2013 by A kind called, maybe without surprise, David Brown (No relationship has THE Aston Martin David Brown, Before You ask), It is First of all car was THE Jaguar XK Based on a convertible Quick return GT.

Spear In 2014, THE Quick return GT came with A 5.0 L supercharged V8, more that 500 HP (373 kW), And A look that monkeys A classic Aston Martin. Brown, A greedy classic car keen, love THE look of her classics but hated having has fix them all THE time, SO he do something that looks old but I should not to break down anywhere close as often. THE business said No more that 100 will be built, And with A pretty spicy entrance costs A can imagine THE wider call can be A A little limited.

Enlarge / THE original mini East good size For cities. David Brown Automotive

THE the company following effort was THE mini Remastered. More of A value proposal (However these things are relative), THE mini East A more traditional restomod. A giver car East research out, It is engine And gearbox are given A complete revision, And A new body East brought In. THE body East disjointed, rust proven, And given A properly retro aesthetic Before be painted, Perfectly, In any of them shadow THE customer chooses. THE interior East dressed In THE the best peeled cow, Also, And Drivers get module the inconvenients as air conditioning, central lockdown, And even Apple CarPlay. Database Administrator even adds power direction.

There to have has been A little special versions of THE mini Remastered: The focused on music Marshal editing (that looks A little as A Marshal speaker), And THE breed Oselli Edition.

All of those are powered by combustion engines, And Database administrators clients are more and more keen has get their mini kicking In something A little greener. 2023 saw THE launch of THE mini eMastered, A quieter, more environmental aware take on Database administrators signature hatch.

Enlarge / Contrary to a few other mini VE conversions, THE Database Administrator mini eMastered do not to have tire shredding the amounts of power, but It is all THE better For that. David Brown Automotive

In place of THE (let's go confront he… awful) A Series engine East A 98 HP (73 kW), 129 lb-ft (174 Nm) Zonic 70 engine hooked up has A 18.8 kWh battery. THE car weighs just 1,367 kg (620 kg), which In car terms East basically Nothing And puts he on by with THE the 50's classic. Database Administrator said How's it going sprint Since 0-62 mph (0-100 k...