Shortly after we witnessed the Devel Sixteen’s
quad-turbo V16 engine delivering 5007 hp on a dyno, it has emerged that the
production-ready car could premiere at next week’s Dubai Motor Show. In the
four years since premiering as a concept in Dubai, most had thought the project
was simply vaporware and would never see the light of day.
Road & Track reports that Devel is
partnering with Italian manufacturing firm Manifattura Automobili Torino to
make the Sixteen a production reality.
For those that don’t know, Manifatture Automobili
Torino has been tasked with building both the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG
003 and the new Apollo Intensa Emozione, therefore making it the prime
candidate to bring Dubai’s craziest-ever car to the roads.
Now aware of how much power Steve Morris Engines has
been able to extract from the powertrain, Devel still quotes the Sixteen as
having over 5000 hp, or, as it describes it, “the power of ten supercars.” All
this grunt will reportedly launch the hypercar to over 500 km/h.
Remarkably, Devel claims that the car will still be suitable as a daily driver.
