\u00a0<\/b>Its Emirati designers say it has a top speed of 560kph, and with the flick of a switch its 5,000-horsepower engine can take it from a standstill to 60kph in 1.8 seconds.
\nSay hello to the Dh5.5 million Devel 16.<\/p>\n
Visitors to the Dubai International Motor Show were yesterday introduced to a prototype put together by three brothers who expect it to go into production in six months at the latest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have loved cars since we were little children,\u201d said Rashid Al Attar, vice president of Defining Extreme Vehicles Car Industry, which is making the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always wanted to do something unique and produce a car that was extra-special, even though many of our friends and family thought we were crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n
That love of cars has taken them on a journey seven years and more than Dh100m in the making.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe initially wanted it to be 1,000hp but Bugatti made the Veyron, so then we decided to push the specs up higher,\u201d Mr Al Attar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDubai is about being number one and this car will be completely designed and built in Dubai. We designed it to look like an F-15 and the exhaust nozzles will even move like they do in modern jets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Al Attar said there had been a lot of interest in the car. \u201cI had a call from an American billionaire who said he was coming to the show just to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Devel will be so powerful that special aviation-grade tyres have been designed for it.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven racing tyres aren\u2019t good enough to put all that power on the road, so we are working with various companies on designing a new kind of tyre,\u201d Mr Al Attar said.<\/p>\n
The final production model will be about the same size as a Ferrari Enzo, and the normal power range will be between 800 and 1,200 horsepower.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be a special switch similar to the Veyron which will allow the driver to go for the 5,000hp mode,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The power comes from a huge V16 engine made by a US company. It is housed under a lightweight fiberglass and aluminum chassis, and supported on a body made entirely of aluminum.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe engine was a big headache but once we get the first one from the States we will bring the necessary machinery to our Jebel Ali factory and start producing them ourselves,\u201d Mr Al Attar said.<\/p>\n
The first one is expected to roll off the production line in about 14 months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe body of the car and chassis will be hand-made and we plan to make six a year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are really big car collectors and have more than 200 classic cars, including one of the original Batmobiles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that by doing this we can show what Dubai can do and it will help to create a car industry in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Its Emirati designers say it has a top speed of 560kph, and with the flick of a switch its 5,000-horsepower engine can take it from a standstill to 60kph in 1.8 seconds. Say hello to the Dh5.5 million Devel 16. Visitors to the Dubai International Motor Show were yesterday introduced to a prototype put together …<\/p>\n