US agency Mullen Automotive has revealed a 1000bhp electrical super-crossover that is aiming to crack 200mph.
The California-based EV agency, based in 2014 by David Michery, took to CES in Las Vegas to point out its new flagship mannequin, the Five RS – based mostly on the Five it confirmed final 12 months.
The RS – little doubt conceived as a rival to the likes of the Tesla Model X Plaid and Lucid Air Dream Edition – claims greater than 1000bhp, a 200mph-plus prime pace and a 0-60mph time of lower than two seconds.
Founder Michery gave few technical particulars away on the automobile’s unveiling, however did verify that the RS contains a twin-motor four-wheel-drive powertrain, 800V charging structure which is alleged to permit for a 0-80% top-up in simply 21 minutes.
Mullen additionally says the RS is fitted with six- and four-piston Brembo brake callipers clamping carbon-ceramic discs, an ‘Ultra-Performance Race Track’ mode for optimum energy and extra participating steering, and an AI-powered voice assistant with facial recognition expertise.
It will not be clear whether or not the RS – or certainly the Five on which it’s based mostly – is able to enter manufacturing on the agency’s new manufacturing facility in Robinsonville, Mississippi. The automobile on present in Las Vegas was clearly a prototype constructed only for the stage.
It does, nevertheless, have a full inside, full with Alcantara-finished sports activities seats, carbon-effect trim and bespoke orange ambient lighting.
Michery stated in 2022: “From the inception of Mullen, it has been my mission to convey an ultra-high-performance EV to market.
“The Five RS is intended to be one of the fastest vehicles on the planet, competing with some of the best and most well-known and regarded automotive marquees.”
He additionally pledged to showcase the automobile’s efficiency on monitor final spring, however the automobile has but to be seen driving in public.
Mullen holds a controlling stake in electrical business automobiles agency Bollinger Motors, which revealed a hardcore choose up and SUV duo at Los Angeles in 2019, however has since shifted focus to full-scale HGVs.
The firm was imagined to launch a sports activities automobile referred to as the Dragonfly K50 – based mostly on Chinese agency Qiantu’s K50 – in 2021, however has but to ship any automobiles to clients.