The 5007 hp Devel Sixteen is getting real

Nowadays it is nearly "normal" to see a hypercars with 1000 plus horsepower, but one car has power figures that are literally shocking. We are talking about the Devel Sixteen, a monster that has 5007 hp and will be reaching speeds of over 500 km/h (310 mph). The fist time i came across this car on the web a couple years ago i thought it was some kind of joke especially because the first prototype looked very boxy and unrefined. Well, the guys at Devel are taking this thing very seriously in fact some weeks ago something closer to what could be the production version was presented at Dubai International Motor Show.

First prototype:

Latest version:

The look is quite different from what i saw time ago, it is surely more convincing. The engine is a 12.3 liter quad-turbo V16 made by Steve Morris Engines starting from two LS V8s which are basically joined in series.

Lately Devel also started a collaboration with M.A.T. (Manifattura Automobili Torino) whose CEO is Paolo Garella, the chief engineer who recently worked on the 2.7 million dollars Apollo Intensa Emozione, in the end you can't have a supercar without a touch of Italian magic.

There will be three versions of the Devel Sixteen: the first one will have a turbocharged LS V8 with 1500 hp, the second comes with a V16 tuned for 3000 hp and a top speed around 515 km/h (320 mph) and finally the 5007 hp version, which probably will not be street legal. The last version is the most expensive costing over 2 million dollars, which is less than i thought. The car still poses big challenges related to the high speeds at which it will be operating so there is still a lot of work before we can see the speed record broken anyway it is exciting to see that there have been some developments.