A New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake Is Here And It's Stunning

A Dutch coachbuilder has debuted its custom-built Model S wagon in London, and it'll be making a run of 20
A New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake Is Here And It's Stunning

It’s official: the world now has two Model S shooting brakes. Following on from a car built by Norfolk-based coachbuilders Qwest, we have this effort.

First teased late last year, it’s been designed by Dutch designer Niels van Roij and his team, made a reality by Dutch coachbuilder called RemetzCar. The car was fully revealed recently and made its debut at the Dutch Embassy in London today. We like what we see, even if we want to be picky and point out that - like the Qwest car - isn’t a ‘true’ shooting brake.

A New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake Is Here And It's Stunning

van Roij told Autocar that the car was built for a particular client, who did not stipulate that the ‘Model SB’ had to be a one-off. Other examples will be built, but not many - there’ll never be more than 20. Although if you’re interested, RemetzCar does also make a Model S hearse….

A New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake Is Here And It's Stunning

There are a few flashy details like the liberal and rather intricate use of chrome around the c-pillar and on the roof, but that’s the whole point, according to van Roij. “A coachbuilt car should be more outspoken than a mass-produced one – otherwise you should be saving all the time and effort and buying one off a production line,” he said. Just the sketching for the project took up 500-600 hours.

A New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake Is Here And It's Stunning

At the event in London, it was revealed that the conversions will start at £80,000 and up. Each one is tailored to the client, so the price can vary wildly. The process takes five months, and the finished product has better structural rigidity than the standard car plus better aero efficiency, while only gaining a few kilogrammes in weight.

The first car to be made is based a Model S 85, but you can have any version you want turned into one of these wagons. We’re sure that at least one of the 20 will be a P100D!

Which of the two do you think looks best?

Comments

Griffin Mackenzie

Well, at least it looks better than the other one

06/12/2018 - 17:36 |
148 | 0

I agree, the rear window of the other one is a little too upright, doesn’t slope enough for my liking

06/13/2018 - 10:04 |
0 | 0
Alex Webster

In a world of SUV’s please be a wagon.

06/12/2018 - 17:38 |
36 | 0
Tomislav Celić

Now someone, build a boxy wagon

06/12/2018 - 17:39 |
10 | 0
Kazzy

“Model S Herse”

06/12/2018 - 17:39 |
64 | 6
675LT_ftw

In reply to by Kazzy

Already been done buddy…

06/12/2018 - 20:05 |
52 | 0
Anonymous

In reply to by Kazzy

Eric is funny AF.

06/13/2018 - 03:26 |
0 | 4
Anonymous

Why is the ugly chrome trim really thicc at the back? Looks so disproportionate and weird

06/12/2018 - 17:42 |
28 | 4
White Comet

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

hahaha yea.
But that’s also a personal opinion.
I personally hate chrome regardless of size or wherever it is.

06/12/2018 - 22:45 |
0 | 0
welshtoast

But will it actually get off the production line?

06/12/2018 - 18:07 |
2 | 2

Yup because someone other than Tesla is doing the conversion xD

06/12/2018 - 18:57 |
10 | 0
BlueLion205

I don’t like the huge chrome trim piece. What’s so hard about making windows?

06/12/2018 - 18:10 |
0 | 2
Basith Penna-Hakkim

I actually designed a shooting brake concept of the Tesla Model S on my Instagram page @basith.bhai

06/12/2018 - 18:19 |
0 | 0
MaxwellMotors

Model S Wagon
SWagon
Swaggon
Sound familiar @ethan?

06/12/2018 - 19:18 |
20 | 0
Anonymous

prefer the Qwest one, saw one first hand on the Motorway and looked the buis’ Dad thought it was a Vauxhall estate, he isn’t a car guy :(

06/12/2018 - 20:02 |
0 | 0

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