Wiesmann

The Wiesmann story

Wiesmann’s MF3, MF4 and MF5 history combined recognisably traditional sports-car shapes with modern mechanical foundations. GT and roadster branches expressed different uses within that visual identity. Project Thunderball proposes an electric continuation, retaining the importance of the shape while changing the nature of the powertrain beneath it.

The transition is an interesting test of what actually makes a marque recognisable. If the visual language, seating and proportions do much of the work, electrification need not erase the identity. It still changes the mechanical experience substantially, which is why the announced programme should be discussed on its own terms rather than described as the same car with a different fuel source.

The most revealing comparison is between the earlier roadsters and Thunderball’s intended relationship with the occupant. A familiar long bonnet and compact cabin can preserve a visual rhythm while the source of motion changes completely. We find that tension more interesting than a simple argument for or against electrification. The eventual car has to make its own controls, packaging and operating character feel consistent with the shape.

Current lineup & programmes

Performance and specialist model families are listed below. Programme status describes the manufacturer’s published range or announcement, rather than stock or an available allocation. Open-top and special derivatives are grouped where they share a family; follow the model link for the distinctions.

Past models

Past performance-car families relevant to our 1996–2026 archive. A surviving product page or conversion catalogue does not mean the original donor car remains in production.