The Kenyan built Mobius Two, with a starting price of $6,000 will become the world’s cheapest SUV when it goes on sale next year.
Being the utilitarian recipe for rural Africa means it gets the bare-boned essentials, namely a tubular steel frame that can be safely welded back together if fractured, a mix of carbon-fibre and aluminium bodywork to keep weight low, a seating capacity between six and 8 adults, depending on configuration, foldable rear seats and a cargo capacity of 500kg.
The 1960’s Citroen Mahari look-alike is powered by a transverselly mounted four-cylinder petrol engine sourced by Toyota which sends power to all four corners. an engine which local mechanics can mend easily. No technical specifications are available as yet.
It may be good for Africa but in countries across the globe, I doubt if legislation would approve the, no-airbags, no-ABS feature list.
In any case, ” Hurrah, to cheapness”.
