Why is everyone wanting to build a hypercar?
Why is everyone wanting to build a hypercar?
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They're fun.
Arab shekels and publicity
It's probably cheaper to develop at hypercar than it is to develop a truly competitive economy car at this point.
Probably both of these.
>hire a composites guru
>hire a frame design wizard
>hire ex-boeing aero sorcerer
>more boost than God could take
Simple as pie.
This. From a business standpoint it's much easier to develop a money-is-no-object luxury toy than something constrained in pricing from both ends.
This. Modern Cars have to
>Have great mpg and coefficient drag
>Look sick
>Handle well
>Have great horsepower, torque, and acceleration
>Have comfortable and classy interiors
>Be cheap
>Be reliable
No manufacturer meets all of these.
If its ecoboost powered i'm going to be reeeeeeeeal sick.. Maybe they can do what Ford couldn't and make it a twin turbo Coyote sourced V8.
But it's already faster than a McLaren P1 GTR