Modified Model S into a Shooting Brake - Complete

[Grendal]

Robert Llewellyn's Fully Charged show
The video showcasing the build and the plans:

Here is the video showing the completed vehicle:

 

[FlatSix911]

A fresh take on an old concept ... The “Harold and Maude” Jaguar E-Type

 

[Naonak]

My god.. what an abomination.

But why is it called a shooting brake?

 

[croman]

That's station wagon to Americans.

 

[BigD0g]

That's station wagon to Americans.

Also known as the family paddy wagon....

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

My god.. what an abomination.

But why is it called a shooting brake?

Shooting-brake - Wikipedia

One of those terms borrowed and modified, it seems.

 

[trm2]

My god.. what an abomination.

But why is it called a shooting brake?

Because you want to shoot them when they brake?

 

[FlatSix911]

Stunning ... Another stunning Tesla Model S wagon unveiled

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[Hugh Mannity]

That's station wagon to Americans.

I thought they were called “Estates” on the other side of the pond? The sedan beeing a saloon.

 

[unbelievable]

It's an anachronism. Probably something they've resurrected to make the car seem more special. I live in the UK and have never heard the term shooting brake before this.

 

[FlatSix911]

Because you want to shoot them when they brake?

Shooting-brake - Wikipedia

One of those terms borrowed and modified, it seems.

"Shooting-brake" originated as an early 19th-century British term for a vehicle used to carry shooting parties with their equipment and game.

 

[appleguru]

I really like the green