LONDON: Longbow, the first-ever British electric sportscar maker, has unveiled what it calls the world’s first "Featherweight Electric Vehicle".
Its first two models, the Speedster and Roadster, share a new bespoke platform and all-electric drivetrain.
The Speedster is priced from £84,995 (RM488,000), while the price of the Roadster starts from £64,995 (RM374,000).
Reservations for both models are opened now. Deliveries are set for 2026.
Like Lotus, Gordon Murray Automotive and Caterham Cars, Longbow is also seeking to sell its products as sports cars that are made as light as possible.
Both Longbow models would be sub-995kg, and use a bespoke aluminium chassis that is engineered for minimal weight and maximum stiffness.
In a statement, Longbow pointed out that a lightweight vehicle also means lighter and more compact motors and batteries, enabling what it claimed to be the world’s first "proper" all-electric sportscar for the modern enthusiast.
"With an exciting power-to-weight ratio and seamlessly fusing featherweight architecture with a modern electric heart, Speedster and Roadster are agile by nature," said Longbow.
Speedster offers an open-topped experience, weighing just 895kg and sprinting to 100kph in 3.5 seconds.
It has a range of 442km (WLTP). Reservations for the Speedster are available now, with only 150 hand-built examples to be produced.
Customers can also reserve the Luminary 1st Edition and Autograph Edition models, limited to 10 and 25 examples respectively.
The closed cockpit Roadster will succeed Speedster. At just 995kg it will reach 100kph in 3.6 seconds.
Customers have the option of securing one of 50 Luminary 1st Edition models or 100 Autograph Edition examples.
“Amidst the e-mobility revolution, we have lost something important. Many modern ‘sportscars’ tip the scales at 1,500kg and BEVs can reach almost double that," said Longbow CEO Daniel Davey.
"There is a need for a more driver-oriented, featherweight, electric sportscar – one that is attainable and accessible, for those who love driving and the places it takes them. That is why we have created Longbow.
"Our first two cars, Speedster and Roadster embody everything a modern driver’s car should be: agile, balanced, electric, and exhilarating. We are reviving an icon, the lightweight British sportscar.”
Longbow was founded in 2023 by Davey, Jenny Keisu and Mark Tapscott.
The three partners are (from left) Davey, Keisu and Tapscott.
