Here's The Aspark Owl Hypercar Doing 0-62mph In 1.9 Seconds

Footage of the fully-electric hypercar doing an acceleration test in curiously confined conditions has been released

The makers of the dubiously-named Aspark Owl made an astonishing claim when revealing the car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Few technical details about the car’s powertrain had been revealed, but nonetheless, a ridiculous sub-two second 0-62mph time was touted.

Well, now that boast seems a little less ridiculous, as footage of an Owl prototype hitting the benchmark speed in just 1.921 seconds has been released. But there’s a fairly hefty caveat to go along with the feat: the car was wearing slick tyres.

It’s still impressive though, particularly given where the car was doing the test runs: at the back of a warehouse, with barely enough room for the car to get to 62mph and brake to a standstill. The Japanese firm behind this thing are clearly happy to shirk health and safety considerations for the sake of Internet glory…

The Owl (nope, still sounds weird) is powered by a pair of electric motors, putting out a combined 429bhp and 563lb ft. Doesn’t sound like a huge amount, but it weighs just 850kg - hence the sub-two second 0-62mph sprint. Given time, it might well manage that on road tyres too.

It’ll have a range of 94 miles, and a top speed of 174mph. Assuming it goes into production and doesn’t end up being yet another piece of hypercar vapourware, just 50 will be made, costing $4.4 million each.