Aspark Owl is a Japanese electric rocket, claiming to be the highest accelerating car on the planet… yet.
The Owl made its first public debut in Dubai last year, and Aspark already completed some track tests with the vehicle at the Misano World Circuit. There, the Owl showed that it is capable of a 0-60 mph sprint of only 1.72 seconds. That time not only beats the current crop of electric hypercars but could also compete for the fastest time for an electric vehicle!
For instance, the current quickest Tesla Model S is 0.6 seconds slower to 60mph. Skim the cream, as some would say.
Want to talk about product differentiation? Do 1985 HP and 1475 lb-ft of torque from four electric motors sound outstanding enough? If you do the math, that’s twice as powerful as that a Formula 1 car.
Unfortunately, the battery pack of the Aspark Owl doesn’t seem that impressive, though. It has a limited capacity of 64kWh, which is much lower than competing hypercars. Aspark promises a range of 280-miles, but I doubt it will reach anywhere near that number, especially on the track. A recent track test performed by Tesla clearly showed that while electric hypercars can go surprisingly fast a circuit, their battery-range seems to go down just as quickly.
However, a smaller battery pack also means that the Owl is lighter than other hypercars. At 1900 kg, it’s certainly not the lightest, but it’s still a lighter EVs than others featuring larger batteries.
“It’s a great honor for Aspark to be the first to announce this achievement, reached in record time. When we first announced this project, no one believed it could have been done: it is true that we do not have a long history, but we are now completing what is the first Japanese electric hypercar,” stated Mr. Yoshida, the CEO of Aspark.
For more details, check out Aspark’s website!
