Aspark Owl

OWL
Overview
Manufacturer Aspark, Co.
Body and chassis
Class Sports car (S)
Body style 2-door; 2-seater; coupé
Layout Double motor, all-wheel drive
Powertrain
Electric motor 2 electric motors (two rear)
Electric range 150 kilometres (90 mi)
Dimensions
Length 480 cm (190 in)
Width 190 cm (70 in)
Height 100 cm (40 in)
Kerb weight 860 kg (1,900 lb)
Rear View

The Aspark Owl (Japanese: アスパーク OWL) is an all-electric battery-powered sports car manufactured by Japanese engineering firm Aspark (アスパーク), under development since 2014, with the goal of making the fastest accelerating electric car. The firm has planned to have a production run of 50 vehicles, and have a list price somewhere around $5 million USD per car. The OWL was publicly unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show.[1][2][3][4][5] The car's 0-60 mph acceleration time of 1.9 seconds is comparable to that reported for the second generation Tesla Roadster.[6] That time would make it the quickest factory produced street-legal car in the world.[7]

Construction

The Owl is made largely of carbon fibre, and built around a spaceframe chassis, with wonder-weave body panels. It uses magnesium alloy wheels.[8]

Specifications

[6] [1] [2] [3] [9] [10] [4] [5]

  • Curb weight: 1,900 lb (860 kg)
    • Body weight: 110 lb (50 kg) (all-carbon-fiber body)
  • 0–60 mph (0–100 km/h): 1.921 seconds
    • With roll-out considerations: 1.6 seconds
  • Top speed: 174 mph (280 km/h)
  • Engine/driveline: 2x rear-mid-engine electric motors, with trans-axle to front axle for all-wheel-drive
    • Power: 430 bhp (320 kW)
    • Torque (all-wheels): 563 lb⋅ft (760 N⋅m)
  • Energy:
    • Electric range: 93 mi (150 km)
    • Batteries
    • Ultracapacitors
  • Height: 39 in (100 cm)
  • Width: 76 in (190 cm)
  • Length: 190 in (480 cm)

References

  1. 1 2 Simon Green (21 February 2018). "Epic hypercar filmed 'reaching 0-60mph in UNDER two seconds' – but it costs a FORTUNE". Daily Star.
  2. 1 2 Anthony Cuthbertson (21 February 2018). "Owl EV: Tesla Rival Is First to Achieve 0-60 MPH in Under Two Seconds". Newsweek.
  3. 1 2 Bradley Brownell (18 February 2018). "Drop Everything, Japan's Aspark Owl Electric Hypercar Just Did 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds". Jalopnik.
  4. 1 2 Dan Mihalascu (14 September 2017). "Aspark Owl might just be the fastest accelerating car you've never heard of". Drive Mag.
  5. 1 2 David Tracy (13 September 2017). "Japan's Mysterious Aspark Owl Electric Supercar Concept Promises Ridiculous Acceleration". Jalopnik.
  6. 1 2 Jake Lingeman (22 February 2018). "Is the Aspark Owl the quickest car on the planet?". Autoweek.
  7. ↑ Paul Connolly (22 February 2018). "Watch: Did street-legal Aspark Owl just do the impossible - 0-60mph in 1.9 seconds?". Belfast Telegraph.
  8. ↑ Keith Adams (20 February 2018). "Aspark Owl: Japanese electric hypercar shows Tesla Roadster-beating speed". CAR Magazine.
  9. ↑ Frank Markus (16 February 2018). "ASPARK OWL ELECTRIC HYPERCAR DOES 0-60 MPH IN 1.6 SECONDS - Thanks to ultra-capacitors and hot Hoosiers". MotorTrend.
  10. ↑ Dan Mihalascu (16 February 2018). "Watch Aspark's Owl electric hypercar go from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.9 seconds - The record was set on racing slicks, however". Drive Mag.

Further reading

  • (in English) Autoweek, Aspark Owl brochure (2018)
  • (in English) 株式会社アスパークR&D事業部 (Aspark R&D), 【PV】ASPARK owl on YouTube (September 2017)
  • (in Japanese) GigaZine, アスパークOWLが市販車世界最速の0-100km/h2秒切りを達成(2018年2月11日:栃木) on YouTube (11 February 2018)
  • (in Japanese) "モンスターEV「アスパーク OWL(アウル)」が世界初の市販車0-100km/hで2秒切りを達成、暴力的な加速を見てきた". GIGAzine. 11 February 2018.

See also


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