German tuner Gemballa has mostly become internationally known thanks to its numerous Porsche tuning projects. Today, however, the firm raised the stakes through the sky by announcing a hypercar project that would attempt to dethrone… the Bugatti Chiron.
We first learned that the company felt like creating its own high-end sports car in June, when it released sketches of the vehicle expected to be about 800 horsepower (600 kilowatts) strong. Now, however, new renderings of the mid-engine track projectile have been revealed, along with a claim that it will exceed 1,000 hp (745 kW). Motorized like this, Gemballa’s first hypercar will be eligible to sprinting 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in less than 2.5 seconds and hitting 200 km/h (124 mph) in 6.5s.
The tuner plans to release an ICE-powered car with manual transmission first. According to the Gemballa CEO, chasing the modern trends isn’t always productive, because a real hypercar has to consume gasoline and produce a solid soundtrack.
The first concept car should emerge early next year, and the production likely won’t start until 2022. A hybrid variant of the car should emerge later on.