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The Aspark Owl is an all-electric battery-powered sports car manufactured by Japanese engineering firm Aspark (アスパーク), under development since 2018, with the goal of making the fastest accelerating electric car. The OWL will be built by Manifattura Automobili Torino (MAT) in Italy and the firm has planned to have a production run of 50 vehicles, which will have a list price of €2.5 million per car. The OWL was publicly unveiled in concept form at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show. Production version of the OWL was unveiled in November 2019 at the Dubai International Motor Show.
The Aspark Owl has carbon fibre body work built around a carbon fibre monocoque chassis weighing 120 kg (265 lb). There is a stainless steel support structure incorporated in the roof to increase the strength of the bodywork. Changes to the bodywork from the concept include the addition of wing mirrors, an active rear wing and a redesigned rear glass. The Aspark Owl features a double wish-bone suspension system with hydraulic dampers and torque vectoring for improved handling. Stopping power is handled by a carbon-ceramic braking system featuring 10-piston calipers in the front and 4-piston calipers at the rear. The OWL can accelerate from 0-97 km/h (60 mph) in 1.69 seconds, 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 1.9 seconds, 0-299 km/h (186 mph) in 10.6 seconds and can attain a top speed of 400 km/h (249 mph). The Aspark Owl ‘s acceleration times make it the fastest accelerating production car in the world. It is assembled in Turin by Manifattura Automobili Torino.
Manifattura Automobili Torino, a company born in 2014, has accepted the challenge launched by the Japanese company Aspark to create an electric hyper car with the fastest acceleration in the world. The final result, a concentrate of technology, is presented to us by Riccardo Garella, sales & marketing manager of M.A.T.
