Unveiling diamond eyes: The first Arab supercar

Choi,asking the top speed of the world's first Arab supercar is beside the point. The 0-60 times, or horsepower, too. Those numbers won't matter by the time you notice the seats are stitched with gold thread and headlights are trimmed with diamonds.Going at a whooping $3.4 million.

When did the company think, "diamonds, what we need is headlights made of diamonds"?

Ralph R. Debbas, W Motors CEO, laughs: "Diamonds in the headlights are something we don't need at all, actually. It was a true marketing gimmick that we integrated. But people talk about it."

W Motors styles itself as the Arab world's first supercar manufacturer, and has major plans to build its name in the oil-rich Middle East, which has so far lacked a credible motor industry.

 

Its first creation is the ferociously styled $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport, built to attract attention and invite Instagram photos -- "in a crazy way, in a disruptive way" -- in a market already crowded with ultra-exclusive autos.

The Hypersport ticks each of the hypercar performance boxes. If you must ask, it has a 3.7-litre 750bhp, twin-turbo flat-six which can go from 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds (faster than the power-focused Lamborghini Aventador) and reach a top speed of 395 km/h.

 

 

But Debbas knows better than anyone that buyers chasing the top hypercar specs (and have a few million to spare), are already spoilt by the likes of the face-peeling Pagani Huayra, Koenigsegg Agera, or Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. That's not the point, he insists: "My client already has a Pagani or a Koenniggseg, and he wants something different."

 

And truly different it is,hmmmmm I think I need to get one myself,lol