Swiss-designed supercar Elextra aspires to tackle Tesla

Switzerland's Classic Factory has announced a sleek, limited-production four-door electric car that will provide exclusivity and ultra-performance to well-heeled EV customers.

The Elextra electric car will be exclusive, with plans for just 100 to be hand-built in Germany. It will also be powerful and quick, to match its Italian looks. Elextra's two electric motors provide all-wheel drive, with torque independently distributed to the front and rear wheels for better traction. With a combined peak 680 horsepower, the car will sprint from a stop to 62 miles per hour in under 2.3 seconds. Top speed is limited, though, to 155 miles per hour.

The Elextra will be built in Stuttgart, Germany using a lightweight and extremely strong carbon fiber chassis, with the promise of "the highest quality imaginable." The company plans to build just 100 of the cars, starting "no sooner than 2019."

Pricing will reportedly be in the €400,000 to €500,000 range — so certainly not cheap, but not much different than some of the other electric supercars out there.

On the Elextra website, CEO Robert Palm of Classic Factory, which is behind the Elextra, said, “The idea behind Elextra is to combine pure lines reminding of the most exciting Italian supercars of the past, whilst being resolutely forward-thinking thanks to its low, sleek, and beautiful design, paired with today’s most advanced technology.”