The Opel Rocks-e was launched in August 2021 as a rebadged model of the Citroen Ami. Basically a micro electrical car for town, the German firm marketed it because the world’s first Sustainable City Mobility EV. Lower than a 12 months later, Opel additionally launched a cargo model of the identical mannequin (see the associated hyperlinks under) and now, the Rocks-e will get one other addition to its lineup. This time round, nonetheless, we’re not speaking a couple of common manufacturing car.
The so-called Rocks e-Xtreme is a one-off prototype, which gained’t go into manufacturing. The wild-looking idea has been created by Opel based mostly on the design of design pupil Lukas Wenzhöfer, who gained the #OpelDesignHack contest. The German automaker promised to construct the undertaking of the winner within the voting and now the automaker lives as much as its promise by making the unconventional electrical buggy actuality.
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Wenzhöfer’s plan is to take the Rocks-e to the acute and switch it into “an all-terrain enjoyable car with wow issue.” In comparison with the common quadricycle, the idea options wider wheel arches, a tubular body surrounding the cabin, and protruding grippy tires. The suspension has been modified to accommodate the brand new wheels and now presents much more floor clearance. In all probability essentially the most intriguing element needs to be that huge wing on the again, which truly comes from the Vectra GTS V8, a DTM touring race automobile with a 4.0-liter V8 engine.
This isn’t all the things, although. The entrance fascia now incorporates a brand new interpretation of the Opel Vizor with completely different LED headlights and the Opel emblem accentuated in turquoise. Your complete entrance panel plus the mudguards have been produced utilizing 3D printing. Final however not least, there’s extra LED lighting mounted on the roof body, in addition to new taillights.
“The off-road functionality promotes the sensation of freedom to have the ability to attain any vacation spot. And the elevated sportiness guarantees additional driving enjoyable to indicate that electromobility is greater than only a wise answer,” designer Wenzhöfer defined.
There’s no phrase about mechanical upgrades, which suggests there’s a 5.5-kilowatt-hour battery pack offering the electrical vitality and good for a most WLTP vary of 47 miles (75 kilometers). Energy comes from a single electrical motor producing 8 horsepower (6 kilowatts). Stellantis, the corporate that now owns Opel, additionally sells the identical product with Citroen and Fiat logos.
