Renowned British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith has collaborated with renowned British carmaker Mini to build a cool one-off restomod known simply as the Mini Recharged.
Paul Smith Edition, the Recharged is equipped with a 72kW electric motor. The size of the battery pack feeding the motor is not supplied in the press release and neither is the car's range. However, we can't imagine it being more than 200km given how compact the rear-mounted battery appears to be in the photos. While the exterior of the Mini Recharged stays true to the original upon which it's based, the interior has been burnt down to the bare essentials.
While the car's analogue speedometer remains intact, provision has been made for smartphone integration allowing one to control all of the car's features with a quick stab or swipe of your finger. A magnet next to the steering wheel holds your phone in place.“We have made a 1990s car totally relevant for today,” explains Smith.
“Ideas are never the problem, you can find them everywhere. The challenge is to implement them. Here it worked. A dream has come true.”
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