Ford Reveals Electric Mustang "Lithium" With 6-Speed Manual Transmission

[Tsing]

Ford and Webasto have teamed up to create an electrified protype of the Mustang. Dubbed "Lithium," it offers 1,000 ft.-lbs. of torque and more than 900 horsepower, which is "instantaneously available" thanks to an 800-volt Webasto battery. Amusingly, the Lithium incorporates a manual transmission: Getrag's 6-speed MT82.

At 800 volts, that’s twice the voltage of most electric cars on the road today. This allows the system to be lighter, more powerful and generate less heat, and more electric force than most battery-electric systems on the road today.

 

[ThreeDee]

That's a pretty car .. and probably .. pretty scary

 

[Digital Viper-x-]

That's a pretty car .. and probably .. pretty scary

I imagine crowds everywhere are shaking in fear already

 

[Brian_B]

Electric torque with a manual... I can't even imagine

 

[Grimlakin]

Bob this is you're 5th transmission rebuild this week. Wtf? Ohhh 1000bft lbs of torque, Manual transmission. Yea.. No thanks. That's literally death on wheels.

 

[DrezKill]

In general I'm not a fan of electric vehicles, but gawd ****. This is not a vehicle, it is a monster. They put a transmission on this thing?! And a manual one at that! Too bad it won't sound like a car making this kind of power should sound, but still, quite interesting indeed.