One-of-a-kind customized car producer ECD Automotive Design is at it once more, asserting it should now supply the traditional Jaguar E-Sort along with distinctive Land Rover Defenders and Vary Rovers. With the choice to decide on a Tesla motor and battery, these electrical Jaguar E-Sorts at the moment are obtainable to order.
ECD Automotive Design is a customized car producer headquartered in Kissimmee, Florida, based by three Brits who initially had very restricted (almost zero) expertise in constructing automobiles. Nonetheless, their love for among the UK classics just like the Defender and Vary Rover proved to be sufficient. Lower than a decade later, ECD Automotive sits as one of the vital outstanding producers of customized Land Rovers on the earth.
Their concentrate on the utmost high quality, luxurious, and willingness to by no means say no to a buyer’s request has warranted a behavior of returning clients, some shopping for two or three bespoke automobiles. These one-of-a-kind builds are one thing to marvel at.
If you happen to haven’t see their work, we suggest trying out our go to to their store this previous February. On the time, we obtained the chance to drive a customized Land Rover Defender D110, geared up with an electrical motor and battery from a Tesla Mannequin S.
The blokes at ECD had been comparatively new to constructing electrified variations of their Land Rovers, however the variety of purchasers was already rising. Now, ECD Automotive has introduced it should start constructing customized Jaguar E-Sort automobiles, the primary of which might be fully electrical.
The Jaguar E-Sort Coupé and Roadster which is able to quickly are available customized electrical variations / Supply: ECD Automotive Design 
Coming quickly: The electrical Jaguar E-Sort
In line with a latest press launch from ECD Automotive Design, it’s now taking orders for each the Coupé and Roadster model of the traditional Jaguar E-Sort sports activities automobile. The very first restored mannequin is at the moment in manufacturing and might be powered by the aforementioned Tesla drivetrain. ECD cofounder Tom Humble spoke to the attraction of the traditional sports activities automobile and the way it matches the corporate’s model:
The entire basis of ECD is restoring traditional automobiles that excite us and make us looking forward to the way forward for the enterprise. We at all times knew we might add extra traditional automobiles to our classic car lineup. What higher place to start out than with the E-Sort? Famously known as ‘essentially the most stunning automobile on the earth’ by Enzo Ferrari, this retro construct exemplifies ECD’s fixed evolution in restomods.
Whereas this would be the identical Tesla package deal we obtained to see closeup within the Defender, ECD instructed us will probably be capable of retailer the complete 100 kWh battery pack within the E-Sort’s entrance finish, fairly than having to separate the pack 60:40 between the engine bay and above the rear axle, prefer it has within the Land Rovers.
In fact, our first query pertained to the vary of the brand new electrical Jaguar, particularly because the E-Sort is a a lot smaller, aerodynamic car in comparison with a Land Rover SUV. ECD Automotive couldn’t give concrete vary till the primary construct is full and examined, however the group expects the electrical Jaguars to garner between 180-200 miles on a single cost.
Once we visited earlier this 12 months, we mentioned the potential of DC fast-charging capabilities on the bespoke electrical Land Rovers, one thing the ECD group stated it was working to implement. The preliminary electrical Jaguar E-Sorts will sadly not be appropriate with DCFCs to start out, however that’s know-how the group continues to work towards implementing within the “close to future.”
The power so as to add the Jaguar E-Sort to its mannequin vary is due to a brand new 100,000-square-foot facility erected throughout the road from ECD’s authentic footprint in Florida. Once we visited in February, we had been capable of tour the brand new facility, however the meeting strains weren’t in place but.
At the moment, two separate meeting strains on the upgraded facility have allowed ECD Automotive to scale manufacturing to from 60 customized automobiles a 12 months to 100, with hopes to finally attain 200 per 12 months. In regard to the restored Jaguar E-Sorts particularly, ECD expects to initially full 10 to 12 per 12 months.
The primary Electrical Jaguar E-Sort is anticipated to be compete in early 2023. Right here’s a teaser video within the meantime:
