A short test drive
would do for most of us before deciding on whether a vehicle is worth it or
not, yet it took the Abu Dhabi police department nearly four years to decide on
the Lykan HyperSport. The Arab supercar first arrived in the UAE capital in
mid-2015 for testing purposes, and it has recently received its stripes, with
the moment being marked by W Motors with a few social media posts and a rather
dramatic video.
Dressed in Abu
Dhabi’s police livery and with roof-mounted emergency lights, the Lykan
HyperSport will make its presence felt in the local police fleet. It may not be
on the same level with the crazy police cars used in Dubai, but Abu Dhabi does
have a few expensive cruisers, and the Nissan GT-R is among them.
The Lykan
HyperSport is, however, both quicker and more powerful, with the 3.7-liter
twin-turbo flat-six engine, developed by RUF, delivering 740 horsepower. The 0-100 km/h sprint takes a claimed 2.8 seconds and top speed is 395 km/h. With only 7 units produced by W Motors, each one carrying a US$ 3.4 million sticker price, it’s also one of the rarest and most expensive
police cars out there.
W Motors eventually
replaced it with the 800 horsepower, 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six Fenyr SuperSport.
It needs only 2.7 seconds to hit 100 km/h and tops out at 395
km/h. Production of the Fenyr SuperSport is capped at 100 units.
