Alperta
TULPAR
The
Alperta TULPAR is a design proposal for a VW Beetle-based supercar. The vehicle
has been styled using a 1974 Super Beetle as a starting point. However that's
where the connection with the past ends, as mounted in the rear is a modern
twin-turbocharged flat-6 engine (probably of Porsche origin) which produces
upwards of 500 horsepower.
The
styling of the Alperta TULPAR has much more in common with both the original
and current generations of the Volkswagen Beetle than the other
"Beetle-based" supercar, the Porsche 911.
The
Alperta TULPAR's designer, A. Deniz Ozbarli, say the car will be based around a
lightweight carbon fiber monocoque chassis and feature numerous lightweight
components to keep the weight to a minimum.
