Electric P6e

I do harbour dreams of dropping a Mitzi GTO twin turbo with the full 4WD drive drain in to a project 2nd P6. 400 plus HP in a 1300 kg P6 would be a real buzz

I would love to buy a damaged RS4 Audi and drop all the bits into a P6. The looks of a classic Rover and the get up and gone of the RS4 :cool::cool:

Would give me a good reason to have chosen the name 'quattro' on a Rover forum as well :rolleyes:
 
I always found a v8 with a standard exhaust sounds a little like a milk float at times.

The was a guy that converted an MGF to electric in a magazine a few year back and it looked fine.

 
Sounds very project binky. Will you post videos when you do it? :)



Thanks for that, its even better than sex! I got my engineering buzz on and satisfied (needed to watch the whole series for it, Thanks for that!) and didn't even get my hands dirty once.... the joys of You Tube.

Will be watching more of Binky in the future.


Graeme
 
Thanks for that, its even better than sex! I got my engineering buzz on and satisfied (needed to watch the whole series for it, Thanks for that!) and didn't even get my hands dirty once.... the joys of You Tube.

Will be watching more of Binky in the future.


Graeme

The only thing not to like about Binky is the long waits for updates - you will have to catch up first but, then you can join the rest of us waiting impatiently for the next installment.
 
I think a plug in diesel hybrid would be the ideal, but I can't think of any donors that are RWD only at the moment. I've been tempted with a long time to drop a BMW N47 twin turbo 4 cylinder 218 BHP (from a 525d) with the 8 speed ZF auto into a P6, but hybrid would be the holy grail of conversions. Need to get my 3500S and 520d over the bit soon for further investigation.
 
Don't you think our respective Governments will succumb to pressure and ban all ice cars in the near future?
Political correctness has no reasoning.
This is why we need to have discussions now on how to preserve the P6.
 
Don't you think our respective Governments will succumb to pressure and ban all ice cars in the near future?
Political correctness has no reasoning.
This is why we need to have discussions now on how to preserve the P6.

No. Economics will take care of it. An electric car will be cheaper in every area in under a decade, they are fundamentally simpler and hence once scale is achieved ICE will look expensive. After all you can still drive a traction engine or steam wagon into the center of London if you like, there's a reason few people choose to do so. Classic cars are too few and too limited in usage to be a real problem but we could be on the receiving end of such legislation.
 
Do keep your P6 as it is.
(Maybe sell it for next to nothing to someone in Germany!:D)

I do get the point of an electric P6, I guess, as I keep thinking about an electric Heinkel Tourist, not even to boost power that much, but just because I LOVE that scooter AND the thought of electric silence.
But I would have to have an original one as well, for the puddles of oil, the sound, the... :cool:

Anything too far off an original in looks and performance would be superflouos, in my opinion, because for some dragster clone a P6 is too distinguished - and anyone could do that.
But to create something refined would be AWESOME!
 
Boldly go where no p6 man has gone before.

One small step for man, one giant leap for p6 owners.

Basically we choose our cars for the look and style, does it really matter what's under the hood some like the 4 pot, some like the v8, I for one would like to see an electric conversion.
 
With regards to the electric Jagaur E-type, I can only assume anyone who genuinely thinks this is a great idea has never actually driven an e-type. The whole experience is visceral. The noise, the smell, the vibration. More than that is how you actually drive it, keeping the engine on the boil, riding the torque and power curves, it responds, it both cooperates and fights you at different times. None of this remains, therefore the point has gone. If you are to go this far, then all you have is the e-type look. In that case why not just drive an electric replica? Then you could eliminate some of the shortcomings too, you can fix the too-small seats, the driving position, the narrow track and improve the handling make it safer. I really don't get it, yes it would be quick but there'd be no involvement and very little skill in driving it.
 
Try reading it again. You can make any 60s car safer and handle better quite easily, the e-type is very open to improvement. If you've ripped the heart out, then why leave the less good bits? And I think it fairly self evident that driving an electric motor most likely with a fixed gear (flat torque from zero rpm) and without the type of power and torque bands and engine would require far less skill.

So what do you have? Something that looks like an e-type but doesn't in any way act like one. aka a replica. And believe me I'm far from a purist as my car is modded everywhere. With the P6, Rover embraced the future and cast off what was before and I think this technology is a natural stepping-off point. I just think this is stupid, like fitting a traction engine with an ICE. Yes, you'd have a more usable traction engine, now what did you want the traction engine for?

There are many better ways of going fast than reusing an e-type bodyshell, but no other way of experiencing an e-type for what it is.

Just an opinion, others are available.
 
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I can see all pros for a replica.

My idea of an electric Heinkel scooter would have been to built one from scratch out of spares, preferably parts that are not good enough to bolt to my original.
But the longer I think about that, the more a "whats-the-point"-feeling comes up. Too many "flaws" (= contemporary solutions) would have to be surpassed, improved or tolerated.
In its current state, the floorboard does scratch when cornering too hard. So I thought about improving cornering by increasing suspension travel etc. . My wife respondet by saying "...or you drive it as it was supposed to" :confused:

So, I`d buy a modern electric scooter (BRITISH!!! : Welcome to Čezeta® :cool:(ok, a BIT Tchech...)) and have more time for the stinking, dripping (NOT!) and slow (YES!) original... .

To convert a car... :confused:
But to see somebody do it, drive one... :cool:
 
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With regards to the electric Jagaur E-type, I can only assume anyone who genuinely thinks this is a great idea has never actually driven an e-type. The whole experience is visceral. The noise, the smell, the vibration. More than that is how you actually drive it, keeping the engine on the boil, riding the torque and power curves, it responds, it both cooperates and fights you at different times. None of this remains, therefore the point has gone. If you are to go this far, then all you have is the e-type look. In that case why not just drive an electric replica? Then you could eliminate some of the shortcomings too, you can fix the too-small seats, the driving position, the narrow track and improve the handling make it safer. I really don't get it, yes it would be quick but there'd be no involvement and very little skill in driving it.
Well said that man
 
With regards to the electric Jagaur E-type, I can only assume anyone who genuinely thinks this is a great idea has never actually driven an e-type. The whole experience is visceral. The noise, the smell, the vibration. More than that is how you actually drive it, keeping the engine on the boil, riding the torque and power curves, it responds, it both cooperates and fights you at different times. None of this remains, therefore the point has gone. If you are to go this far, then all you have is the e-type look. In that case why not just drive an electric replica? Then you could eliminate some of the shortcomings too, you can fix the too-small seats, the driving position, the narrow track and improve the handling make it safer. I really don't get it, yes it would be quick but there'd be no involvement and very little skill in driving it.
As Riddler said, "Well said, that man!
However, we need to face the reality that the age of the infernal combustion machine is reaching it's end days and the electric vehicle is very much going to become a fixture in possibly our, but certainly our kids' lives. With that in mind, I for one would like to hang onto my P6, so the thought of electrifying it, while abhorrent, is about the only way to do that once the future takes root.

This is about the only time I am actually happy to live in Africa, because once all your EU electric regs gain traction, all that lovely high octane petrol and diesel will be flowing in my direction....:p
I wonder if I could squeeze a Dodge Viper engine in my P38.......;):rolleyes:
 
As Riddler said, "Well said, that man!
However, we need to face the reality that the age of the infernal combustion machine is reaching it's end days and the electric vehicle is very much going to become a fixture in possibly our, but certainly our kids' lives. With that in mind, I for one would like to hang onto my P6, so the thought of electrifying it, while abhorrent, is about the only way to do that once the future takes root.

This is about the only time I am actually happy to live in Africa, because once all your EU electric regs gain traction, all that lovely high octane petrol and diesel will be flowing in my direction....:p
I wonder if I could squeeze a Dodge Viper engine in my P38.......;):rolleyes:
Surely one of the LS range would be better than that old boat anchor?
 
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