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Written by Tom Harrison
Sorry Honda. Not 24 hours after we declared the Rugged Open Air Concept the winner of SEMA 2018, it"s been demoted to second place by this a 1949 Mercury Coupe Derelict" built by the highly-skilled men and women at California"s ICON 4x4. Derelicts are basically resto-mods. Their exteriors and interiors are left looking as original as possible to preserve decades of patina, but underneath ICON adds modern powertrains and technology. Typically said powertrain is a crate V8, but not this time. Built for a "longtime client who gave ICON the go-ahead to push the boundaries of design and engineering", this Mercury is running dual electric motors and a Tesla 85kWh battery. The result is 400bhp, 470lb ft of torque, between 150 and 200 miles of range, and CHAdeMO 125A fast-charger and Tesla Supercharger plugs hidden behind the front number plate and in the original fuel filler cap respectively.
Date written: 31 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13891
Sorry Honda. Not 24 hours after we declared the Rugged Open Air Concept the winner of SEMA 2018, it"s been demoted to second place by this a 1949 Mercury Coupe Derelict" built by the highly-skilled men and women at California"s ICON 4x4. Derelicts are basically resto-mods. Their exteriors and interiors are left looking as original as possible to preserve decades of patina, but underneath ICON adds modern powertrains and technology. Typically said powertrain is a crate V8, but not this time. Built for a "longtime client who gave ICON the go-ahead to push the boundaries of design and engineering", this Mercury is running dual electric motors and a Tesla 85kWh battery. The result is 400bhp, 470lb ft of torque, between 150 and 200 miles of range, and CHAdeMO 125A fast-charger and Tesla Supercharger plugs hidden behind the front number plate and in the original fuel filler cap respectively.
Date written: 31 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13891