W Motors Lykan HyperSport

Lykan HyperSport
The Lykan HyperSport in Monaco
Overview
ManufacturerW Motors
Production2013–2018
Model years2014–2018
AssemblyDubai, United Arab Emirates
DesignerRalph Debbas[1]
Anthony Jannarelly[2]
Benoit Fraylon[1]
Body and chassis
ClassSports car (S)
Body style2-door coupé
LayoutRear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine3.7 L twin-turbocharged flat-6
Transmission6-speed sequential manual
7-speed dual-clutch
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,625 mm (103 in)
Length4,480 mm (176 in)
Width1,944 mm (77 in)
Height1,170 mm (46 in)
Kerb weight1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
Chronology
SuccessorFenyr SuperSport

The Lykan HyperSport is a Lebanese limited-production sports car manufactured by W Motors, a United Arab Emirates-based company, founded in 2012 in Lebanon with the collaboration of Lebanese[3] and Italian engineers.[4] It is the first sports car to be designed indigenously in the Middle East;[5] however, the bodywork, chassis and engine were all produced in Germany and assembled in Italy.[6]

The production of the car was limited to a total of seven units.[7] The first pre-production Lykan HyperSport was unveiled to the public at the Qatar Motor Show in February 2013.[8]

  1. ^ a b Gallina, Eric (15 November 2013). "Inside W Motors, Creators of the Lykan Hypersport". Form Trends. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ Viknesh Vijayenthiran (22 December 2015). "Lykan HyperSport designer". Motor Authority. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ Branden J. Peters (16 June 2014). "W Motors: A Conversation With The Designer Of The World's Most Controversial Supercar". Complex. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. ^ "CEO and Founder of W Motors on the Lykan Hypersport | Haute Dubai Magazine (Dubai, UAE)". www.hautedubaimagazine.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "W Motors: The world's first Arab supercar manufacturer". CNN. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ "How the Lykan Hypersport is the last word in luxury". The National. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "W Motors unveils US$3.4 million Lykan Hypersport". www.gizmag.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Lykan HyperSport" (PDF). W Motors. November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

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