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Grenadier



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This looks fun
Given recent threads about one car garages, all electric futures and even a post or two on the Porsche 911 Safari, this looks like it could address all that in one car:

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/...terrain-ev Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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Muddybigdog



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Grenadier



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It does, doesn’t it. I think they look very cool, but when you look at its retro styling it makes you think that there’ll be a lovely little yesteryear burble from the exhaust, so that may be a bit odd. Put your foot down, shoot forward into the bush, but hear nothing. Maybe, a little like noise cancelling headphones, maybe electric car companies of certain models, should feed a background ‘exhaust’ noise into the cabin just to offer some character? Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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ChrisCSL



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Wow. How cool are these two EV's Cool

Interesting point about the sound. I watched a Porsche Taycan drive away the other day. It's the only EV I've heard that has some kind of proper deep note as it. Not sure how this works, I imagine an external speaker. Sounded alright though. Just not the MkII Twin Cam note that I guess this Alpha would benefit from Surprised

Chris
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L110CDL



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I'm also liking these two Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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Supacat



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landy andy



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Can’t see how that can get through checks with all that metal hanging out the front. Especially in America when they’ve been ruining the looks of cars for years with safety stuff.
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blackwolf



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Supacat wrote:
And now the Alpha Wolf.



https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/...ite-pickup


That is an insult to wolves the world over! Shocked
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JOW240725



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Rather like them Thumbs Up James
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Supacat



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Article suggesting the Wolf is more adventure truck than work vehicle:

https://www.core77.com/posts/108420/Alpha-...you_missed
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Setok



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The Alpha JAX would be very high up on my list. In fact if it were to come out looking like that, I'd quite likely switch the Model 3 to that as I could really do with the extra ground clearance, and I'd prefer something where components can be easily changed. Plus it looks awesome. Only the range would cause me to pause as I find the 500km mark to be a nice minimum due to range dropping a lot in Finnish winters.

So I really hope they actually succeed in creating it, and bringing it to Europe.
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ChrisCSL



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blackwolf wrote:
Supacat wrote:
And now the Alpha Wolf.



https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/...ite-pickup


That is an insult to wolves the world over! Shocked


Laughing
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Supacat



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JOW240725



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Looks good. Just want to see all these promises on the road now. James
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