Diamonds are a car’s
best friend:
Middle
East’s first supercar to cost $3.4 Million
Supercars are a common sight in some parts of the
Middle East, but until now, that region of the world has gone without an exotic
of its own. Enter the Lykan Hypersport, an ultra-exclusive ride from
Dubai-based startup W Motors. The upcoming car is said to accelerate from 0-62
mph in 2.8 seconds and offer Lamborghini-rivaling style for $3.4 million,
according to auto.
The Lykan Hypersport is the brainchild of Lebanese
entrepreneur and designer Ralph Debbas, who began thinking up the supercar when
he was an automotive design student. The wild, angular seven-figure exotic will
be officially revealed to the public at the Qatar auto show, where W Motors
will display a full-scale model made of carbon fiber and other lightweight
materials, and built with help from specialty coachbuilder Magna Steyr Torino.
The model currently lacks an interior and drivetrain, but will be powered by a
midship flat-six engine from RUF, the company famous for custom Porsches. That
engine is said to produce 750 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque, which could be enough
to make the Lykan Hypersport’s claimed 242-mph top speed plausible. W Motors’
Performance estimates are based on computer simulations, as a running prototype
has yet to be tested.
Because matching the performance of a comparatively
cheap Lamborghini Aventador would give wealthy Middle Eastern customers nothing to
brag about, the Lykan Hypersport will sport some serious bling. The headlights
will feature diamond-encrusted LEDs, while the hood will be gold-plated – the
perfect complement to the rest of the car’s lightweight construction. Inside,
the supercar will receive a “holographic display” on the windshield. Whether
this feature will look like the futuristic spy tech seen on the BMW i8 concept in 2011’s Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is unknown.
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