It seems that, with a few exceptions, many electric cars produced today either look like boring normal cars or like cars from some strange comic future. What I need as someone who is interested in electric vehicles but not in the absurd is a third option.
Enter Alpha Motor and its downright handsome ace coupe concept that was announced on Tuesday. Alpha is a California-based electric car startup that has so far unveiled two vehicle concepts (including the Ace) that appear to be based on skateboard-style architecture. The other one is a van thing called Icon, by the way.
Now the Ace Coupé is particularly striking because of its extremely strong resemblance to classic cars such as the coupes of the Alfa 105 and 115 series and even British special balls such as the Hillman Imp. It also has very, very aggressive flared fenders and tires with massive (for 2020 but perfectly normal for 1970) sidewalls.
The inside of the Ace is pretty minimalist, similar to Tesla's Model 3, but with a retro feel to the outside, only that instead of an old instrument case, you get a large, horizontally-mounted center screen, for example. The seats and armrest area of the console are wrapped in nice looking perforated leather.
In terms of specs, the Ace's are pleasantly pedestrians. It claims a weight of 3,600 pounds, a range of around 250 miles, and a 0-60 time of 6 seconds. No bloated nonsense or exaggeration here. It's easy and encouraging from the start. Self-propelled technology or the like is also not mentioned. In short, it's sensible and low-key, and I love it.
According to Alpha's website, cars should go into production by 2023, which is ambitious for any automotive company. However, given that the technology doesn't seem to be up to date, it's not a totally impossible goal. Cross your fingers because I really want to drive this thing.
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