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 0-100km/h sprint time of 1.72 seconds at the Misano World Circuit.
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 0-100km/h sprint time of 1.72 seconds 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 0-100km/h target of under 1.7sec. This makes it the fastest-accelerating road-legal production car in the world, slashing 0.6sec off the 0-100km/h time of the Tesla Model S.
The Owl generates 1480kW 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 450 kilometres. The powertrain also generates around 2000Nm, with the motors rotating at up to 15,000rpm. Top speed is a quoted 400km/h.
The Owl’s 64kWh lithium ion battery is of a much smaller capacity than those in competing electric hypercars from the likes of Rivan 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.”
Will Trinkwon
