Meyers Manx Electric Dune Buggy

Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric. Photo Meyers Manx

The new EV will be called the Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric. It's designed by automotive designer Freeman Thomas, credited with the original designs for the Volkswagen New Beetle and the Audi TT. It looks remarkably like the original Meyers Manx. However, owner Phillip Sarofim told TechCrunch that the round headlight housings are the only part of the original Meyers Manx. Everything else has been re-engineered.

Source: Meyers Manx Is Bringing Back the Dune Buggy as an EV, GearPatrol

It’s ok to drool while you daydream. Photo: Meyers Manx 2.0

Photo: Meyers Manx

Photo: Meyers Manx

The Meyers Manx, the iconic 50-year-old dune buggy that’s been copied thousands of times, is officially making its return in 2023. But this time around, it’s electric.

The Meyers Manx 2.0, which debuted Monday at an event in Malibu, will launch thanks to venture capitalist Phillip Sarofim and famed automotive designer Freeman Thomas. The pair say they are committed to bringing back the dune buggy that is intimately connected to California’s surf history.

“I think in some ways I’m, I’m connecting to my childhood,” Sarofim, the CEO and founder of Trousdale Ventures, the VC firm that purchased Meyers Manx from Bruce Meyers in 2020, told TechCrunch, “I think the Meyers Manx represents so much. It’s a symbol of fun, of purity, of simplicity, and it also represents 1960s California optimism, and we want to bring that back.”

Source: The iconic Meyers Manx dune buggy makes its return as an EV, Tech Crunch