Are appearances deceptive? This square car is a ‘serious’ Scottish off-roader
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You’ve probably never heard of the Munro brand. This is a Scottish start-up that only showed its first vehicle last December. This time it’s time for the second one: the Munro MK_1 pickup.
Although the design might look a little like a Chinese AliExpress version of a Jeep Wrangler mixed in with some Defender and F-150, the SUV is simply built in Scotland. The company says it has already received more than 200 orders for the MK_1 pick-up and truck.
Electric off-roader
The construction of these ordered off-roaders is expected to take about 1.5 years. Luckily for the small manufacturer, its off-roader isn’t overly complicated. Simple, robust and extremely powerful. That’s how Munro describes their cars themselves. They’re made for hard work!
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The top model can pull 3,500 kilograms with brakes and transport up to 1,050 kilograms in the loading box. If the off-roader is fully loaded, the range is logically reduced.
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And the range is important in this case, since it is a pure electric car. There is an 82.4 kWh (gross) battery in the floor, with which you can drive 306 kilometers in the best case. According to Munro, the off-roader can be used off-road for up to 16 hours. The battery can be charged with a maximum of 100 kW. That means from 15 to 80 percent in 36 minutes.
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The battery of the off-roader is coupled with a 375 hp electric motor, which offers a torque of 700 Nm in the performance version. There is also a version with 295 hp. The “Range” has the larger battery and – strangely enough – according to the information, comes just as far as the more powerful Performance. The cheapest variant “Utility” has a 61.2 kWh (gross) battery, with which you can drive 227 kilometers at best.
Munro does not yet have a pre-production model
The off-roader costs around 50,000 pounds (57,581 euros) in England. It is still unclear whether the brand will also come to the Netherlands. Build a pre-production model first, because Munro doesn’t even have that yet!
Source: Auto visie
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