Imagine.

With the top down, you drive along the Grande Plage, which is still quiet. Heading for the Côte des Basques, the sea air fills your nostrils, the ocean is on your right, and the surfers are already in the water. No one glances at the other cars; everyone’s eyes are on yours.

The Moke glides to the Rocher de la Vierge, parks effortlessly near the Port des Pêcheurs, and takes you to Guéthary then Saint-Jean-de-Luz at sunset. Silently. Without a drop of petrol. Just the wind.

Biarritz without a Moke is possible. But so much less beautiful.

The most photographed car on the Basque coast

First launched in 1964, the Moke – an icon of cinema and summer days by the water – is now back as a 100 % electric car. In Biarritz, it ticks all the boxes:

• A 4-seater convertible – the whole gang on board
• Silent and emission-free: understated elegance
• M1-approved, Category B driving licence, all roads along the Basque coast
• Six colours: Shell White, Wave Blue, Sunset Orange, Sunlight Yellow, Eucalyptus Green, Palm Green
• Free test drive by appointment, purchase & lease, delivery anywhere in France

A surfing session at Côte des Basques, a coffee at Les Halles, a trip to Guéthary and then Saint-Jean-de-Luz via the coastal road: the Moke has a Basque spirit. Come summer or winter, when the swell draws everyone’s gaze towards the ocean, it connects the surf spots, golf courses and villages with the same laid-back elegance. Two hours’ charging on a Type 2 socket, and the ocean is calling you back.