Japanese hypercar that hits 0-60mph in UNDER two seconds, has 430 horsepower [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | October 1, 2018 | Tim Stickings

[C19fan]

Pre-orders have begun for the first models of a £3.1million electric car which its makers claim can accelerate from 0 to 60 in less than two seconds.

The futuristic Aspark Owl, manufactured by a Japanese company, is going on display at the Paris Motor Show this week.

At the launch the car's creators said it would have 430 horsepower, weigh less than 1,900 pounds - similar to an average dairy cow and less than half a typical white rhino - and accelerate to sixty in just two seconds.

Customers will be able to put down their first £890,000 (€1 million) deposits at the Paris exhibition, Bloomberg has reported.

[C19fan]

Elon Musk eat your heart out.

[DannyTN]

A million pounds deposit?

Elon’s are more affordable.

[Yo-Yo]

I don't think Elon Musk cares very much anymore.

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[LouieFisk]

Great, now it’ll only be a two hour drive across Japan.

[Signalman]

I think I’ll buy one and drive it as I cruise south on US 101 approaching downtown Los Angeles morning rush hour at 15mph.

[rjsimmon]

How much trunk space does it have?

[2ndDivisionVet]

I can do that in a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon at $86,000.

[Reynoldo]

and cup holders. we want lots of cup holders

[SkyDancer]

And ... no real place to drive it.

[Hot Tabasco]

Only a top speed of 174 mph, I’ll save for that new Bugatti Cheron instead....

[dfwgator]

“Fix the cigarette lighter.”

[jiggyboy]

less than 1,900 pounds - similar to an average dairy cow and less than half a typical white rhino

That's how you make esoteric numbers comprehensible to the motoring public. Comparing it to other cars wouldn't enlighten us at all.

[rjsimmon]

That’s what kept me from buying a Lamborghini.

[Hot Tabasco]

0 - 60 in less than two seconds........They had better post a warning to seniors with dentures.

[DeFault User]

I can hear Jay Leno screaming now.

[aquila48]

He’s still CEO, he ain’t going anywhere.

[BBQToadRibs]

Can it do that on the dirt and gravel road I live on?

[Macoozie]

Shelby GT350 could almost get there 50 years ago, about 4 sec, and you could fix it in your driveway with a Sears Craftsman toolkit.

[Blueflag]

torque yields acceleration.

horsepower is top speed.

impress me with foot pounds and newton meters.

[Chainmail]

That kind of acceleration would cause the driver to black out.