Manta easy wheel driver

A car as timeless as Her Majesty's most famous secret agent. Launched over 50 years ago with a four-cylinder petrol engine, today the Manta is once again in top form, as the first electric MOD in the history of the German brand. The new Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD combines the best of both worlds: the classic appearance of a style icon together with state-of-the-art technology for sustainable motoring — far removed from a classic car rally. Because the new Manta is future-proof: electric, emissions-free and full of emotions.

It combines our great Opel tradition with today's commitment to emissions-free mobility for a very desirable, sustainable future. Tradition meets state-of-the-art: Classically beautiful Opel Manta goes electric? The electric Manta delivers maximum torque of Nm from a standstill. Now the driver has the choice of manually shifting the original four-speed gearbox or simply engaging fourth gear and then driving automatically; power is always transmitted to the rear wheels.

The Manta thus remains a classic sports car — with an innovative, modernised drivetrain. The lithium-ion battery has a capacity of 31 kWh, allowing an average range of around kilometres1. Regular charging takes place via a 9. The model comes molded in white, black, and chrome along with clear windows and lenses, and a nice set of rubber tarmac tires.

The first being that the kit is produced by 3D CAD, and this allows for perfect seamless fitment between the large portions of the model such as the chassis and body. No big open gaps in the wheel arches like other manufacturers — this for me was a big plus. Upon starting assembly, the kit is quite simplistic in form.

My favorite part of the chassis is that everything is molded in white plastic. Super easy to paint, no need for heavy primer over black castings. As this was my first attempt at a Belkits model, I purposely left the suspension out of the car until the very end. The reason for this was simple: it gave me the chance to adjust ride height and ensure all 4 wheels touched the ground once the body was fitted to the kitset. As it turned out there was no adjustment needed, and everything fit superbly in the end.

This is due to the suspension being simple, and consisting of large parts making a good solid underbelly on the Manta. For a simplistic kit, Belkits has really come to the party on the interior. In many ways for me it surpassed a lot of the bigger brands and looks superb once assembled. Included are small things that other companies overlook such as co-drivers light, tools to change wheels, and the jacking device. Nice touches for the kit and all these things bring the interior to life.

One other nice aspect of this kit is that you can choose to build a left-hand drive version or a right-hand drive version. This leaves the kitset open to 3rd party decals, and differing variants of the car to be built. Belkits has really thought about making this kit diverse, so there is no need to scratch build anything if you happen to want a Rothmans, Opel dealer team entry along with all the other privateer versions that existed.

Upon completion of the cockpit the doorcards are added to the sides to cocoon the interior. For an added touch of realism, I added the harness extensions that run from the rear of the bucket seats to the rear of the cockpit. I simply used 2mm wide strips of red electrical tape sliced using a hobby knife. A simple touch but certainly adds to the interior in a colourful way. It is now time to mate the chassis and cockpit together.

This was a typical way traditional kits were produced before the interior detail was cast into the chassis. Two large alignment pins allow you to simply glue the cockpit right onto the chassis with no worries about lining anything up wrong.

It was also at this stage that I installed the suspension. The kitset also includes rubber mudflaps: one set is located half way between the front and rear wheels, and the other is set directly behind the rear wheels. As information is subject to change any enquiries should be directed to the manufacturer. Email: welcome at-aust. Skip to Content. Open Menu. Product Detail subscribers Login. Manta P Powerchair.

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