Law makers and car makers are turning to electric cars. Think the automotive world will get boring? Will tuners like Hennessey, Shelby American and Novitec face extinction? Ex-GM executive Bob Lutz disagrees. On the contrary, he thinks the popularity of electric cars could create huge business potential for his company, VLF Automotive, which has track records for converting electric Fisker Karma into the V8-powered Destino (pictured). The same can be done to fulfill the desire of tenths of millions of petrolheads worldwide.

According to the plan Lutz revealed exclusively to AutoZine, VLF will launch a string of petrol cars converted from new electric cars.

“At first, we’ll convert a Tesla P100D into one very exciting… how about a Chevy V8 completed with twin-turbo and really exciting noise?”

“By using Tesla as basis, we are declaring war to electric car companies! Let the enthusiasts choose the way to go!"

“What’s most promising is,” said an excited Lutz, “as the world has more and more new electric cars on offer, we are going to have more and more options and possibilities…”

“Sorry about the demise of Blackwing V8? We are buying its patents and will install it into the new Hummer!”

“Whatever Mercedes EQ arrives in the future, we will put an AMG V8 back into their engine bays. Frankly, I don’t understand why they design the engine bays so big, a perfect match for a big V8.”

“Porsche should not have built the Taycan as an electric car. We are going to right the wrongs, putting a GT3 flat-six under the bonnet… and couple to manual gearbox! That will be a real Porsche.”
 
We had a look into the list and got impressed, such as:

- Volkswagen ID.3 with EA888 engine mounted at the tail and driving the rear wheels. VLF calls it “The truly New People’s Car”.

- BMW i3 with the twin-cylinder Motorrad engine driving the rear wheels, stripped of battery to achieve 750kg kerb weight. Co-developed with Gordon Murray.

- Audi E-tron GT powered by the R8’s V10, renamed Audi P-trol GT. A variant called D-sel GT will join later on.

- Polestar 2 running an 8.4-liter Viper V10 and still weighs 400kg less than the original car

- "M3 beater": Tesla Model 3 with 808hp Chrysler Demon V8 and drag race tires

And the last one reads “Ferrari XX with V12”. We ask him what it means. “This is only plan B. If Ferrari really turns to electric, we’ll put its finest V12 back into the car, just to say Shame on You!”

“Hopefully this will stop Maranello from doing silly things.”

But what if the United States really ban ICE cars?

“Don’t worry”, laughed out loud Lutz, “I maintain my forecast that Tesla will go burst in a few months. OTA function gets hacked and Autopiloted cars crash into one another. No one recycles million tons of batteries and everywhere is catching fire, underground water polluted by heavy metals… then our government will realize how wrong going all-electric could be. Hopefully by then Donald Trump will be our president again.”

If this really comes true, then the prospect of automotive world will be very bright indeed.


P.S. No, this is absolutely not an April Fool's joke. AutoZine can confirm that it is about as true as Volkswagen America declaring its plan to rebrand as "Voltswagen" not an April Fool's joke.