Photography Courtesy Pablo Sapriza
At first glance it looks a bit like a Mini, but it’s not. Does the roof and C-pillar look a little familiar?
This is a BMW 2002 chassis reconfigured for rear-drive Tesla Model S power.
According to the ad, many Tesla parts are included–like the motor, steering, pedals and assorted electrical components.
A lot of the BMW 2002 is also included.
How much for all of these hopes and dreams? Looks like $6000 buys it.
This 1970 BMW 2002 can be found in Stuart, Florida.
To be perfectly blunt, I'm just not a fan of electric-powered vehicles. My father used to own an 1800 BMW and one of my roommates in college owned an orange BMW 2002, so I have experience being around them and loved the way they sounded, smelled, and handled. So, I can see a BMW V8 swap or M3 powertrain swap, but a Tesla swap???...not so much.
Yeah, I agree, not for everyone. But for that person sitting around dreaming of a Tesla-powered BMW 2002, maybe this is just what they needed to see. :)
$6000 seems high for what's there - I wonder if the immensity of the project - or the cost - or the time - finally sank in. As I've whined about elsewhere, I'm done with hardcore sports cars because there are few opportunities around here to use their performance - gas or EV. We live near a Tesla dealership and regularly see Performance models out for demo drives, and even their comic book truck. The irony is none get the chance to impress the customers due to being stuck in traffic. That said, from a construction point of view, It's all perfectly doable for someone with the right mindset, time, budget, and location.
This is a BMW 2002 chassis reconfigured for rear-drive Tesla Model S power.
Fact check: misleading.
IMO a more accurate description would be "This is a modified tesla 'chassis' with some pieces of 2002 body attached".
Or maybe most accurately: it is many pieces of metal and most of them came from either a Tesla or a 2002.
TIL there is (or was) a universal power steering controller which works with the Tesla EPAS rack. Not clear if you can still buy one. (DIY ec link, mfg link)
This is a "tesla-powered 2002". It is also stupidly expensive ($150k-300k. Hagerty link, mfg link, some annoyingly bad YT test drive vids)
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