Meet the RUF-Powered, Magna-Engineered W Motors Fenyr

From Road & Track

For Middle-Eastern investors, being a supercar maker seems to be all about pushing through their preferred design, while engineering is outsourced to far more experienced companies. Proving my point the best is the (supposedly) 300 mile per hour Devel Sixteen, which is being developed by Paolo Garella's company, Manifattura Automobili Torino. But it's the same story with W Motors' first ultra-limited product, the Lykan Hypersport, which was mostly done by Rimac in Croatia, while sporting a design penned by Anthony Jannarelly.

Now, W Motors is back, ready to run up the Goodwood hill with a car that was first shown in concept form in 2015. I'm talking about the Fenyr Supersport.

The most interesting part of the Fenyr is its engine, which is a RUF-developed, 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six producing 789 horsepower and 723 lb.-ft. of torque. It's an evolution of the mid-engined RUF CTR3 Clubsport's 3.8.

The rest of the car was engineered by Magna Steyr's Italian division. With all the carbon fiber thrown at it, the W Motors Fenyr is said to weigh 2976 lbs. The Dubai-based company also claims that it's now ready for production, with the limit set at 25 examples per year. And the price? $1.5 million. Because it would be rude to charge less for such level of exclusivity.

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