According to the company, GSE customers will get “a chassis set-up that directly integrates the driver and offers exciting driving pleasure”, while the cars are “designed to be stable when braking, cornering and at high speeds on the motorway”.
While we don’t think it’s the most dynamic car in its class, the regular Mokka Electric uses the e-CMP architecture from parent firm Stellantis. Within the group, the newer Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce and Abarth 600e both use a modified version of this platform called Perfo e-CMP. The Alfa Romeo and Abarth are capable of using a 278bhp electric motor to power the front wheels via a limited-slip differential, although Abarth also offers a less-powerful 235bhp version of the powertrain that might be better-suited to use in the Mokka GSE. To help manage the extra power, expect to see 380mm four-piston front brakes developed by Alcon.
Whatever the output, we expect the all-electric Mokka GSE to provide notably stronger performance than the current 154bhp model when it arrives, possibly as soon as late 2025.
At the same time as the number of GSE cars is expanding, Vauxhall has also updated the sub-brand’s logo, tweaking not only its design, but also its size, replacing the old ‘GSe’ format. It still stands for Grand Sport Electric and was designed to replace Vauxhall’s old GSi logo that featured on the likes of the Carlton, Nova and Astra.
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