Japanese car manufacturer Aspark has announced earlier today that it was going to challenge the standing North Loop record among all-electric vehicles. To that end, the company has been designing an all-new hypercar called Owl, reportedly capable of sprinting 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 1.9 seconds.
As you may remember, the initial Aspark Owl Concept debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany two years ago. The sports coupe was only 99 centimeters (3 ¼ ft.) tall and weighed in at a mere 850 kilograms (1,875 lb.). It came powered with two electric motors jointly capable of producing 435 hp (324 kW) and 764 Nm (563 lbft) of torque.
A year after the premiere, the manufacturer has revised the tech specifications of the vehicle, most notably giving it four electric motors instead of just two. As a result, the performance of the Owl rose to an impressive 1,166 hp (870 kW) and 885 Nm (653 lbft) of torque.
The current lap record on the Nürburging Circuit, Germany belongs to the Chinese all-electric hypercar Nio EP9. Armed with a powertrain churning out 1,360 horsepower (1,014 kilowatts), the vehicle has finished the entire North Loop in 6 minutes 45.9 seconds.
Of course, Aspark isn’t alone in its ambitions to best the EP9. For instance, Volkswagen AG has recently made a similar claim.
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