The Lykan HyperSport is a Lebanese limited-production sports car manufactured by W Motors, a United Arab Emirates-based company, founded in 2012 in Lebanon with the collaboration of Lebanese and Italian engineers. It is the first sports car to be designed indigenously in the Middle East; however, the bodywork, chassis and engine were all produced in Germany and assembled in Italy.
The production of the car was limited to a total of seven units. The first pre-production Lykan HyperSport was unveiled to the public at the Qatar Motor Show in February 2013.
The Lykan HyperSport was the third most expensive production car at the time of its production. The HyperSport is the first car to have headlights with embedded jewels; they contain titanium LED blades with 440 platinum diamonds (15cts); although buyers had a selection of rubies, diamonds, yellow diamonds, and sapphires to be integrated into the vehicle's headlights at purchase based on the colour choice. The car also uses a holographic display system on the centre console with interactive motion features, as well as gold stitching on the seats.
The Lykan HyperSport is powered by a 3.7 L (3,746 cc) twin-turbocharged flat-6 engine developed by Ruf Automobile, producing a (claimed) maximum power output of 740 hp. The engine has a mid-rear mounted position and transfers power to the rear wheels. There have been no independent tests of the power output of the vehicle.
The manufacturer claims a top speed of 395 km/h, depending on the gear ratio setup. The car has claimed acceleration times of 2.9 seconds for 0–100 km/h and 9.6 seconds for 0–200 km/h though no independent tests have been conducted.
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