Although most people don’t necessarily think of power and speed when they envision electric cars, there is at least one model in the world that will prove them wrong. According to NPR, the Ford Pinto can speed down a quarter-mile stretch in less than 12.5 seconds.
That’s less than most people take to tie their shoes. The Pinto’s acceleration isn’t something to laugh at either, with comparable performance to the Ferrari Enzo - it can go 14 The Electric Ford Pinto built by Gotham Garage is a powerful, attractive, and customized vehicle designed for speed.
Let’s check out what makes this Ford Pinto EV Drag Car so unique in today’s ever-changing world of high-performance cars.
The Ford Pinto EV Drag Car
This Gotham Garage Pinto might be an electric vehicle, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less powerful and mesmerizing than an extreme-horsepower car. The car might not make any emissions in order to help the environment, but the smell of burning rubber fills the air as you cruise down the road. The power produced by the Pinto can give a new vibe to the electric vehicle, or EV, industry - and market.
In addition to the power this car is able to harness and put into the road, the style is sleek and eye-catching. The conversion of the Ford Pinto Drag Car into an extravagant scene is something you’d have to see to believe.
In the television show Car Masters: Rust to Riches, the jobs carried out involve kitting-out an old 1953 Buick Special and Ford Pinto, converting ancient vehicles into modern specimens. Seeing this Pinto zoom by your Honda Accord on the highway will give you extreme jealousy with the vibrant color, interesting build, and loud engine.
Not only is the Pinto powerful and stylish, but this EV is customized to perform exactly the capabilities that are needed from this environmentally-conscious car. Gotham Garage customized the inside of this car in order to provide the power and look of a sports/drag car, with the ethics of an electric vehicle. The shop was able to transform an oldie into a modern vehicle that would catch the gaze of anyone passing by.
Overall, the Ford Pinto is a deceivingly-powerful car that can harness the aggressiveness and capability of a high-power horsepower engine, despite being electrically-run. The style, characterized by a sleek and intense look, will be sure to turn heads in the following years, making people wonder why they ever counted-out electric vehicles in the first place.