{"id":79392,"date":"2021-11-17T18:39:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=79392"},"modified":"2021-11-17T18:39:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T00:39:58","slug":"1973-beetle-with-a-600-hp-tesla-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=79392","title":{"rendered":"1973 Beetle with a 600 hp Tesla Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1973 VW Beetle 1303 was built by Electric Classic Cars<\/a> in Newtown, UK. The company replaced the factory powertrain with a 600 horsepower Tesla direct drive unit. The electric motor is fed from a 45 kWh battery pack split between front and back. The car weighs 1,100 kg (2425 lb) and has a 46\/54 weight bias. Electric Classic Cars reduced the overall weight with carbon fiber bumpers, fiberglass fenders, and polycarbonate windows. The Beetle rides on Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs and large anti-roll bars in front and back. A set of Porsche Turbo wheels cover 997 brakes in front and Golf GTI brakes in back. Recently Guy Martin<\/a> traveled to Santa Pod Raceway to set a Guiness World Record in the Beetle. <\/p>\n