Longbow: When Automobile Lightness Rhymes with Performance
- Published on 08/01/2026 12:18
Longbow Motors, a British startup, shows that an electric car can be light, efficient, and exciting to drive.
In a market where electric cars are becoming heavier each year, Longbow Motors chooses to challenge the trend. Its first model, expected this year in a limited edition of 150 units, weighs only 895 kg, less than half of a Tesla Model 3. A true return to the fundamentals of Colin Chapman, the brilliant founder of Lotus: “Light is Right”.
At Longbow, lightness is not a marketing gimmick but an obsession. Every design choice aims to reduce weight while maintaining strength and durability. Goodbye to polluting and fragile carbon: the custom aluminum chassis ensures rigidity and lightness, while natural composites and thermoplastics optimize the whole. Even the handbrake is manual: lighter, more efficient, and simple to develop.
Lighter, hence more efficient
This quest for simplicity also extends to the powertrain. The motors integrated into each wheel, developed by the Finnish startup Donut Lab, eliminate hundreds of parts from the traditional system and make the car more responsive. Every component of the vehicle is designed to maximize driving pleasure and energy efficiency, rather than just to show record figures on paper.
As a result: an agile, safe, and economical electric car. The smaller battery offers up to 450 km of range thanks to the weight savings, while limiting the environmental impact of its production and usage. Longbow is also committed to longevity: the vehicle is designed to last 100 years, with repairable materials and parts that can be easily 3D printed.
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In an electric and hybrid world dominated by the race for weight and power, Longbow reminds us that lightness transforms everything: handling, braking, consumption, and sensations. This lightweight sports car, presented at CES in Las Vegas, proves that performance, pleasure, and sustainability can coexist. For electric car enthusiasts, Longbow shows that the future can be lighter… and a lot more fun to drive.
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This page is translated from the original post "Longbow : quand légèreté automobile rime avec performance" in French.
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