The Aspark Owl () is an all-electric battery-powered sports car manufactured by Japanese engineering firm Aspark (アスパーク), under development since 2018, with the goal of making the fastest accelerating electric car. It will be built by Manifattura Automobili Torino (MAT) in Italy. Aspark plans a production run of 50 vehicles, with a list price of €2.5 million. The Owl was publicly unveiled in concept form at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show, and the production version was unveiled in November 2019 at the Dubai International Motor Show.
Specifications and performance
The Owl has carbon fibre body work built around a carbon fibre monocoque chassis weighing . A stainless steel support structure is incorporated in the roof to increase the bodywork's strength. Changes to the bodywork from the concept include the addition of wing mirrors, an active rear wing and a redesigned rear glass. The car features double wishbone suspension with hydraulic dampers and torque vectoring for improved handling. Stopping power is handled by a carbon-ceramic braking system with 10-piston front calipers and 4-piston rear calipers.
It has been claimed that the Owl can accelerate from 0- in 1.72 seconds, 0- in 1.9 seconds, 0- in 10.6 seconds, and can attain a top speed of , which would make it the fastest accelerating production car in the world. The car is claimed to have a range of approximately 250 miles and is said to take 40 minutes to fully charge.
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See also
Nio EP9
Tesla Roadster (second generation) Rimac Concept One Rimac Nevera Deus Vayanne List of production cars by power output
References
Further reading
株式会社アスパークR&D事業部 (Aspark R&D), (September 2017) GigaZine, (11 February 2018)