W Motors, a Beirut start-up company run by Ralph Debbas is
behind what’s believed to be “the first Arab Brand of Hyper-cars based in the
Middle East as an official automotive coachbuilder and developer”.
Debbas plans on building two ‘Hyper-car’ variants namely the
Super-Sport and the Hyper-Sport. But he can’t do it alone and will be using the
helping hands of Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr and German Porsche
specialist Ruf and Studiotorino.
The Hyper-Sport is envisaged to be the “most exclusive,
luxurious and technically advanced hyper-car in the world” and only five will
be made. It is believed that the hyper-car will be built on a carbon-fibre
monocoque and make use of a 550kW twin-turbo six cylinder engine. This should
result in a 0-100km/h sprint time of 2.8 seconds and a top speed in the region
of 385km/h.
Added luxuries will include a holographic instrument panel,
diamond encrusted LED head and tail lights, a gold-plated bonnet and either
gold or platinum keys. Maybe just a tad excessive in my opinion, what do you
think?
Debbas plans to unveil his creation in Dubai at the end of
the year with a public launch at the Qatar Motor Show in January 2013. Customers
can expect delivery at the end of 2013.
Time will tell whether we will see this ‘Arab’ supercar
become reality.
News Source: IOL Motoring
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