How Does Ford’s Mach-E Powered Eluminator Restomod Perform On the Street? | Carscoops carscoops
Think of it as a Mustang Mach-E GT Performance disguised as a 45 year-old F-Series truck. Now Edmunds has grabbed the keys to the stealthy Avalanche Gray concept to find out if it drives as well as it looks.
Edmunds might seem like an odd outlet to choose for an exclusive drive in the concept considering its idea of a restomod is probably a three year-oldwith a fresh set of tires and a WeatherTech trunk mat. But host Travis Langness puts our minds at ease by outlining his own background in modified cars, which includes a sweet-looking turbocharged Acura Integra and a very slick-and-slammed Studebaker.
So you could say he’s right at home in the Eluminator, but he makes clear he isn’t, and that’s down to the driving position. Stuffingseats, instruments, steering wheel and huge central touchscreen inside the truck might impress in pictures, but Langness reckons the fat seats mean your legs are pressed up against the steering wheel, whose low-set position also obscures the rectangular digital gauge setup.That’s not ideal when you’ve got 480 hp and 634 lb-ft of torque to play with.
This build is strictly a one-off, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t build your own. Edmunds says the motors are priced at $4,095 each, so a pair of them costs about the same as a pretty high-spec traditional V8 crate motor. Unfortunately that’s not the end of the expense though, because you also need to shell out for various other bits of EV kit, not least a battery, which Ford currently can’t supply.