Moke America Great Again
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 2:57 pm
From the above linked article on Jalopnik:
(According to Moke America's website, the gas version sells for $24,000 and the electric version—which only goes 25 mph—is $15, 950.
- The Moke has been out of production since 1992, when the last of these tiny Jeep-like Minis rolled off the line in Portugal. Ever since then, a group of Australians (the website suggests it was a family) have been pining for the Moke so fiercely that in 2005 they decided to do something about it. They started Moke Motors, and after seven years of development, they partnered with China's Chery Automotive and their subsidiary Sicar Engineering to resurrect the Moke.
The mechanicals for the new Moke are all Chery components. Chery's 1L inline 3, making a precise 69.4 HP will be powering the new Moke, which is just about twice what the original Moke's 850cc A-series engine was making. An five-speed manual is standard, but an automatic is promised as well.
There's also an eMoke electric version planned, with a fairly golf-cart like top speed of just under 40 MPH, and a range of 74 miles.
(According to Moke America's website, the gas version sells for $24,000 and the electric version—which only goes 25 mph—is $15, 950.
