A £2.5 million hypercar that is claimed to be “the fastest-accelerating car in the world” has been previewed in a new video ahead of customer deliveries.
Just 50 examples of the Aspark Owl, shown in the clip below, will be delivered to buyers this autumn after the supercar completed tests including clocking a 0-60mph sprint time of 1.72sec at the Misano World Circuit.
Aspark says the Owl, which made its public debut in Dubai last year, is actually able to go even faster, with a 0-60mph target of under 1.7sec. This makes it the fastest-accelerating road-legal production car in the world, slashing 0.6sec off the 0-60mph time of the Tesla Model S.
The Owl generates 1985bhp from four electric motors - almost twice the power of a Formula 1 car - coupled with a “unique” battery pack for a claimed range of up to 280 miles. The powertrain also generates around 1475lb ft of torque, with the motors rotating at up to 15,000rpm. Top speed is a quoted 249mph.
The Owl’s 64kWh lithium ion battery is of a much smaller capacity than those in competing electric hypercars from the likes of Rivian and Lotus, with the aim of reducing weight. The car’s chassis is made from carbonfibre, as are most of its other components, contributing to a claimed dry weight of 1900kg.
The Owl was originally announced as a concept at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show. The production version will gain an automatically extending spoiler, digital cameras integrated into the wing mirrors and an interior redesign that moves controls and switches to the ceiling.
Aspark CEO Mansanori Yoshida told reporters: “It’s a great honor for Aspark to be the first to announce this achievement, reached in a record time. When we first announced this project, no one believed it could have been done: it is true that we do not have a long history, but we are now completing what is the first Japanese electric hypercar.”
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Peter Cavellini
Oh sure it does...!
Does it have the same problem as the Chiron?, or is it more so?, I'm talking about all that torque and putting it down on the Road, who has developed Tyres that can take all that torque?
martin_66
£2.5 million
Bit of an expensive way to commit suicide. Better to pay £175,000 for a Ferrari Roma and go out in style but leave a bit of dosh for the wife and kids.
Anybody who drives one of these ridiculous cars will, undoubtedly, die. Just, please, do NOT let Richard Hammond near one
martin_66
Side note......
on a side note: i was wondering what this reminded me of and then I remembered - one of those hideous Mitsuoka things from about 10 years ago.
Which made me look at the Mitsuoka website. Most of their cars are pretty awful, but there is one which just jumped off the screen at me, the terribly named Rock Star. This appears to be based on the Mazda MX5, but looks like a 1960s Corvette convertible. It is just stunning and would be right at the top of my list if I was looking for a 2 seat convertible.
Autocar, please please please feature this car! Please!
russ13b
@martin_66
i was thinking modernid nissan r390, amongst other things
martin_66
Indeed
The sweeping up and down lines of its side profile does indeed look similar to the Nissan. It’s funny, the R390 is over 20 years old and it still looks better than this thing.
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