2,012 PS Aspark Owl Debuts As World’s Fastest Accelerating Car
Japan’s fully electric and somewhat mysterious Aspark Owl hypercar has been teasing us since September of 2017. Last year, we even saw a prototype hit 62 mph (96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, and that’s before anybody could even place an order. Now, the production-ready variant has just been unveiled in Dubai, rocking 2,012 PS (1,480 kW / 1,984 HP), roughly 2,000 Nm (1,475 lb-ft) of torque, a 0-60 time of 1.69 seconds, top speed of 400 km/h (248 mph) and a total range of 450 km (280 miles). Only 50 units of the Owl will go into production, each carrying a base price of 2,900,000 euros ($3,188,000). According to Aspark, the fully-electric Owl is not only the world’s fastest accelerating car, but also probably the lowest road legal electric hypercar in the world, at just 99 cm (38.9 inches) in height. And yes, the term “probably” was actually used in the press release. In terms of looks, there are major changes between the 2017 concept and this final version. The automaker started of...