Icona
Vulcano Н-Turismo
The
$ 3.8 million Icona Vulcano is powered by a V-12 hybrid engine which provides
more than 900 horsepower.
Is
any car really worth $ 3.8 million dollars? Or more to the point, is an upstart
automotive brand, one with virtually no name recognition, going to be able to
convince ultra-rich clientele that its product is roughly 10-times more
covetable and valuable than supercars from the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini,
Bentley and Aston Martin?
The multi-million dollar Icona Vulcano hyper-exotic is
shown during the exclusive auto-themed Salon Privé show, held in London from 4-6 September 2013. The Vulcano made its first appearance earlier, during
the 2013 Shanghai auto show. However, the posh Salon Privé puts the car in the
context of other high-end automobile manufacturers – not to mention customers
who might actually be able to afford the car’s surreal sticker price.
Regular
autos shows can make for splashy headlines, but a more intimate setting like
the Salon Privé is where sales of this level of automobile are made.
Powered
by a hybrid V-12 engine, Icona claims the Vulcano delivers upwards of
900-horsepower and can reach a top speed of 217 mph. That’s mightily
impressive, to be certain, but the power output is about 50-hp short of the
Bugatti Veyron – which, for perhaps the first time ever, seems a bargain
considering it costs about $1 .5-million less than the Vulcano.
The
Icona Vulcano accelerates from 0-120 mph in only 9.0 seconds. That's about
how long it takes most cars to reach 60 mph. In
the time it takes many cars to reach a comfortable highway cruising speed, the
Vulcano has already streaked its way to 120 mph.
“Icona
is a very exciting new brand and we are delighted that it has chosen Salon
Privé for the UK debut of the Vulcano. It’s a beautiful car and it is going to
look fantastic within the Concepts & Prototypes Display,” said David
Bagley, sales director for the Salon Privé.
Source
: bestcarsblogs
