Devel Sixteen
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Back in 2013, Devel announced plans for a 5,000-horsepower supercar called the Sixteen. Since then, the car hasn't surfaced for series production. That will reportedly change this year. According to a CarBuzz report on Thursday, the company's goal is to reveal the production version of the Devel Sixteen by the end of this year. The company told the website development is at "full speed" and it is considering where to unveil the hypercar. Motor Authority reached out to the Dubai-based company for comment on the car and its purported debut this year and we will update this story if and when we...
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Devel Sixteen reportedly not even close to productionDubai-based Devel is reportedly a far cry from producing the 5,007-horsepower Devel Sixteen supercar, and a notable engineering company is no longer working with the company. Road & Track reported on Tuesday that a source claimed the car is indefinitely stuck in development. Since the project's...
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Watch the Devel Sixteen launch in the desert
Last November, Dubai-based Devel Motors shocked the world and proved many naysayers wrong when it unveiled a production version of its Sixteen hypercar. Now, we have some running video of the car somewhere in the desert with a sinister sounding idle and exhaust note. The Instagram video simply...
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5,000-horsepower Devel Sixteen debuts in production trim
Dubai’s Devel shocked the world four years ago when it announced plans for a 5,000-horsepower, V-16-powered car capable of speeds over 300 mph. At the time, the company rolled out a crudely built prototype that looked like it was hastily put together in a back shed somewhere. It goes without...
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Production version of Devel Sixteen could appear at Dubai motor show
It's been four years since the Devel Sixteen caused a ruckus at the Dubai motor show, but the company has so far failed to show a working prototype of the car. That may change soon. Road & Track reported on Wednesday that the Devel Sixteen may show up at the 2017 Dubai motor show complete and...
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Watch Devel’s 12.3-liter quad-turbo V-16 make 5,007 horsepower
When a new hypercar builder arrives on the scene, it's met with lots of skepticism and eye rolling. It's typically all warranted, though, as these cars promise insane speeds, crazier price tags, and an often imaginary waiting list. This is also usually accompanied by press release photos that are...
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While there’s plenty of reason to doubt the factuality of the Devel Sixteen’s claims of 5,000 horsepower, we now know, at the least, that it’s not total vaporware. It has been spotted out and about on a beach near Dubai. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming Traffic: Video The oddly shaped, somewhat ungainly, and clearly hand-built Devel Sixteen not only runs and drives, it sounds pretty healthy, too. To our ears, it’s no 5,000-horsepower megawatt power plant, however. If anything, it sounds like an aggressively built normally aspirated Chevy...
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Devel Sixteen developer speaks: 5,000-HP one-off "a unique car to break all records"
Skepticism is healthy, unless you're offering a 5,000-horsepower one-off supercar powered by a quad-turbo V-16 engine. Then the best path is unrelenting belief in the goal. Fortunately, Rashid Al-Attari, the developer of the Devel Sixteen, appears to be convinced of the possibilities. LEARN MORE...
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Devel Sixteen claims 5,000 HP, 348 MPH top speed
Not, it's not April Fool's Day, although it might be a bit foolish to think of this supercar as anything but vaporware. The Devel Sixteen was unveiled at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show with the promise of 5,000 horsepower from a sixteen-cylinder engine. That's the power of roughly four Bugatti Veyron...
Stephen Edelstein
