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

Still I’m excited what they will do! For me design… what design. I hate it, but that’s my own opinion, but the engineering on the other hand…

Reason 1 - the transmission is going to blow up
Reason 2 - the tires are going to blow up
Reason 3- the brakes are going to blow up
Reason 4 - the interior looks worse that a Prius’s

Lets stop talking about reliability and durability for a moment. What about traction (car has over 3500 lb/ft of torque. Will it have 7 metre tires? I don’t think so

Well, for every one of your reasons, Devel has about 1000 reasons why it will be awesome.

I have faith in this car, they did the first step which is that monster of an engine, and with technology moving forward so fast, they should be able to overcome all issues in a relatively short time.

Spinnin ain’t winnin, too much power for the road

The Hennessey isn’t just faster than most hypercars, it humiliates most hypercars, and the reason it’s not as common is because of how few they’ve made. Don’t knock small companies like hennesey, devel, and so on just because they don’t produce on as big of a scale.