Spartan at best, the Mobius Two can accommodate between six and eight adults thanks in part to two bench seats installed over the rear wheel arches. Alternatively, it can be transformed into a pickup with an 1,100-pound payload by simply folding down the rear seats.
The off-roader’s body sits on a tubular steel frame that can be safely welded back together if broken, eliminating the need for expensive tools. Precise technical details are not available but Mobius chose to fit the Two with a Toyota-sourced gasoline-burning four-cylinder engine because it returns good gas mileage and local mechanics are already familiar with it. The mill sends power to all four wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.
About 35 percent of the parts required to build the Mobius Two are sourced locally. Mobius expects the figure to grow as production increases.
Mobius founder Joel Jackson, a British computer engineer, hopes to sell about 500 examples of the Two before the year ends. With a base price of roughly $6,000, the Mobius Two is one of the world’s cheapest off-roaders.
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