The Lykan Hypersport is a limited production sports car by W Motors, a United Arab Emirates based company founded in 2012 with the collaboration of Syrian and Italian engineers. It is the first supercar 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, 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 plans to produce only seven units of the car. The first pre-production Lykan HyperSport was launched at the Qatar Motor Show in February 2013.
The Lykan HyperSport is powered by a 3.7 litre (3746cc) twin-turbocharged Flat-six engine developed by RUF, producing 552 kW (740 bhp; 751 PS) and 960 N·m (708 lb·ft) of torque. The car is claimed to have a top speed of 385 km/h (239 mph) and accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 2.8 seconds. However, these numbers have never been substantiated by road tests or reviews, nor is there video evidence of the vehicle achieving these performance claims. There are no known buyers of the Lykan HyperSport either.
In June 2015, the Abu Dhabi police force purchased a Lykan HyperSport. (wk)
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