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Japan’s Aspark is taking preorders for its
Owl at the
, promising deliveries starting in mid-2020 for the
, first revealed a year ago in Frankfurt, that promises a sprint time of less than 2 seconds.
Bloomberg reports
the Japanese engineering firm is taking nonrefundable deposits of 1 million euros — about $1.15 million at today’s conversion rate — and plans to build 50 examples. Total cost of the car will be the equivalent of $3.6 million.
Osaka-based Aspark’s Owl
at last year’s Frankfurt
, saying that its 0-62 mph time of 2 seconds was a key focus in developing the car. It’s now promising to hit that sprint in just 1.99 seconds. In February, the company
of the Owl launching in a brisk 1.87 seconds, which rivals the claims made for the
next-generation Tesla Roadster
, though the prototype was reportedly fitted with racing tires.
The latest specs, per
Bloomberg
, peg the Owl at 1,150 horsepower and 652 pound-feet of torque, with a dry weight of around 3,300 pounds. That’s up significantly from last year, when the company said it weighed less than 1,900 pounds, though engineers are reportedly still finalizing the powertrain and debating how many electric motors to use. Top speed remains 174 mph, and range is 186 miles on a full charge. You’ll reportedly have to wait another year or so to test-drive it, however.
It’s worth pointing out that the Owl’s specs are dwarfed by fellow electric
like the
, said to do 0-60 mph in just 1.85 seconds and have a top speed of 258 mph, with 404 miles of range. It’s also a relative bargain at a cool $2.1 million. The
, when it launches, will go 620 miles on a charge and be priced at just $250,000.
The Owl is on display this week at the Paris Motor Show.
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