5 Reasons Why The Devel 16 Is Still Gonna Suck

09 Dec 2015

So yesterday the car world had a small shock in a form of a video of the 4500bhp generated by a V16 engine that belongs to Devel 16. Supposedly the dyno could not handle more horsepower, therefore the promised 5000hp are valid. And don’t forget 3000 Torque the engine produced. No idea whether it was Nm or lb/ft however. Anyway, some may think that this claim will cause the Devel 16 to be the next Hypercar En Masse. It won’t.

1. No history

Reason number 1 is less obvious, but a valid one. The brand has no history which matters A LOT in the market they want to operate. Even the young brands like Koenigsegg and Pagani are there for over 20 years, and both got popular in the last 5-10 years. Nevertheless, both have extraordinary history that demands admiration. What do you know about Devel?

2. Don't judge the book by its cover

I don’t and won’t. Unless they tell me “it is a prototype, the interior will be changed later”, I will have to move to number 3 because I get shaky arms and slight hyperventilation.

3. Drivetrain

What drivetrain? Race car drivers know that the gearbox is maybe even a more important factor than the engine in a car. Not only it has to perform, it also has to be reliable. But before we all speculate, please tell me about the drivetrain specs in the Devel. Right, I don’t know them either. Probably “in development”.

4. Tyres

Even if the drivetrain will survive the 3000 or 5000 horses charging through it to the wheels, and if you won’t be bothered by massive wheelspin to be produced, there are no tyres designed for the claimed top speed of 350mph (560km/h). I mean, really? Do I need to explain all the fascinating facts about the Veyron tyres and you will tell me that there is company that out of nowhere came up with a tyre capable of “slightly more”?

5. 'Murica!

Wait, No, I mean “those cars”. Namely the Venom GT and This. Both of them were built to prove a point. I don’t know which one exactly. Probably something like “we can do it too, even better, faster and maybe cheaper”. But for some reason, they are not that popular as the rest of the hypercar-class field. Probably because they have their own class: one-day-flypercar.

Comments

I guess it’ll run on airplane tyres when completed :D

Airplane tires is not designed for turning or high speed. They are made to be cheap to replace. They are renewed tires and they won’t hold this power.

Still at the Top is the Bugatti Veyron….. It´s the maximum expression of tecnology and art, which were combined to prove that you can have an almost everyday car that could also do 400+ km/h or 250+mph

No dude. Look at Koenigsegg… Its has much better performance than the Bugatti. But yeah, one must give credits to the Veyron for being the first HyperCar

who ever wrote this is a (r)(e)(t)(a)(r)(d)s period.

“is a retards period”… Get some grammar man.

I wrote this, isn’t that obvious?

Maybr they’re gonna de tune it for reliability.

Where is that ‘Drivetrain’ picture from, that looks absolutely breath taking

Google :D

the reason why i think it’ll suck is the aerodynamics, i just have a feeling this will happen at some point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJF06ZP7U2s

Two things. That track is an hour away from me and atleast he landed it

Even if they manage to make car capable of making that speed, where will you drive it?
That’ s the same problem henessey venom had, because VAG won’ t let anyone use their Ehra-Leissen straight.

German autobahn is the only place with no speed limit. ;)

I wouldn’t be surprised if they made a prototype and the mirrors came flying off at its top speed or below,

I’m not a fan of Bugatti at all but is that a real Bugatti in that picture up there?

no its a render

I wasn’t able to find anything on the artist, but the idea was to imagine what a Veyron would look like if made in 1945.

The result is more of a looker than the real thing.

History only matters for selling numbers . Everything has a beginning . This is here to write history . Every great car had no history at one time . What if it turns out to be good . You people are just sitting here with some or possibly a lot of car knowledge but they are engineers. Are they that stupid to use those stupid brakes or use them as they are ?? Certainly not. Some rich blokes with no knowledge of cars will still but it to stand out from the crowd.