W Motors Lykan HyperSport

W Motors Lykan HyperSport

W Motors
aka	Lykan
Production	2013-2016 7 units
Class	Hypercar
Body Style	2-door coupe
Length	4,480 mm (176.4 in)
Width	1,944 mm (76.5 in)
Height	1,170 mm (46.1 in)
Wheelbase	2,625 mm (103.3 in)
Weight	1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
Transmission	6-speed Sequential manual transmission or 7-speed Dual-clutch transmission
Engine	3.7L twin-turbo F6 engine
Power	780 hp
Similar	Fenyr SuperSport
Designer	Anthony Jannarelly Ralph R. Debbas

The Lykan Hypersport is a Lebanese limited production hypercar by W Motors, a United Arab Emirates based company, founded in 2012 in Lebanon with the collaboration of Lebanese, French and Italian engineers. It is the firstsupercar to be produced in the Middle East, and is featured in the film Furious 7, and the video games Project CARS, Driveclub, Asphalt 8: Airborne, Asphalt Nitro, Forza Motorsport 6 and GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience. It is the first car to be designed and produced indigenously in the Arab World.

W Motors plan to produce only seven units of the car. The first pre-production Lykan HyperSport was launched at the Qatar Motor Show in February 2013.

Pricing[]

At US$3.4 million, the Lykan HyperSport was the third most expensive production car at the time of its production. The HyperSport is the first car to have headlights with embedded jewels; they contain titanium LED blades with 440 platinum diamonds (15cts); although buyers had a selection of rubies, diamonds, yellow diamonds, and sapphires to be integrated into the vehicle's headlights at purchase based on the colour choice. The car also uses a holographic display system on the centre console with interactive motion features, as well as gold stitching on the seats. In June 2015, the Abu Dhabi Police purchased a Lykan HyperSport. The Abu Dhabi Police car is included in the total of seven, meaning only six were available for purchase by customers.mph.

Specifications[]

Exterior[]

The HyperSport features rear hinged, upward opening doors which W Motors describes as patented "reverse dihedral doors".

Engine[]

The Lykan HyperSport is powered by a 3.7 L (3,746 cc) twin-turbocharged flat-6 engine developed by Ruf Automobile, producing a (claimed) maximum power output of 552 kW (740 hp) at 7,100 rpm and 960 N⋅m (708 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,000 rpm. The engine has a mid-rear mounted position and transfers power to the rear wheels. There have been no independent tests of the power output of the vehicle.

Transmission[]

The Lykan HyperSport was available with either a 6-speed sequential manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch PDK transmission. The transmission is paired with a limited-slip differential and is mounted longitudinally at the rear of the car.

Suspension[]

The Lykan HyperSport uses a MacPherson strut suspension on the front axle, and multi-link suspension with horizontal coil over shock absorbers at the rear axle. Anti-roll bars are also installed at both axles.

Wheels[]

The Lykan HyperSport is equipped with forged aluminium wheels with diameters of 19 inches at the front and 20 inches at the rear. The tyres are Pirelli P Zeros with codes of 255/35 ZR 19 for the front and 335/30 ZR 20 for the rear. The brakes have ventilated ceramic composite discs, with a diameter of 380 mm each and use six-piston aluminium callipers at the front and rear.

Performance[]

The manufacturer claims a top speed of 395 km/h (245 mph), depending on the gear ratio setup. The car has claimed acceleration times of 2.9 seconds for 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) and 9.6 seconds for 0–200 km/h (0–124 mph), though no independent tests have been conducted. There was a demonstration of the car by W Motors in 2013 in Dubai, in which they claim to have recorded the car's performance.