2022 Hypercars

| BY somnath chatterjee

Despite tighter emission rules and increasing legislations, the hypercar is alive and kicking with numerous entrants waiting in the wings. 2022 is going to be filled with hypercars pushing forward the relentless quest for speed and technology. Most take solace from electricity with a complex hybrid power train boosting power to unheard levels. Join us for a tour of the most explosive set of automotive metal set to hit our roads next year.

Aston Martin Valkyrie

The Valkyrie goes as fast as it looks. It is nothing more than a road going jet fighter with a tax disc stuck on. The Valkyrie is a stunning hypercar with a limited production run of coupes and an even smaller run of the Spider version. The Valkyrie is a labor of love with 2000 man hours required in its production and of course the 6.5-liter V-12 1,139 hp V12 when coupled with the hybrid system makes it one of the fastest cars ever. If you can even call it a ‘car’. The Valkyrie would be tailor made for each buyer including an F1- like driving position. Price? $3.2 million but don’t fret as they are all sold out.

Gordon Murray Automotive T50

The father of the McLaren F1- easily the greatest hypercar ever made- is back. This time he has honed and perfect his recipe but the at heart there remains a 100% bespoke 3.9-litre, 663PS V12 engine that revs to a record-breaking 12,100rpm. There is no electricity involved with a pure V12 engine along with a ‘jet-fighter’ style seating position plus a six-speed manual transmission of course. The T.50’s kerb weight of 986kg makes it the lightest amongst its hypercar peers while its attention to detail plus the driver focus is what makes this different. Despite its $2.1 million each price, all 106 units are sold. | Photo courtesy of Gordon Murray Automotive/Niki Lauda

Mercedes-AMG Project One

The AMG Project One is basically an F1 car for the road with the exact same power train and that sounds utterly ludicrous. However, AMG’s agenda is to disrupt the hypercar game and putting an F1 engine pretty much is the strongest way to do so. Of course, making an F1 engine work on a road car with emission regulations has been a challenge but the One hypercar will make it to production this year. The F1-spec 1.6 liter V6 hybrid engine develops over 1,000bhp while the 218mph top speed and a 0-124mph of six seconds will mean owners can be as quick as a F1 car but without the challenging driving environment. It’s also nearly sold out with 275 units in production at a price of $2.72 million.

Koenigsegg Jesko

The road legal crazy hypercar with high performance figures have been a staple from this Swedish hyper car maker and their Jesko will see the light of the day in 2022. The Jesko- named after Jesko von Koenigsegg, the father of company Founder and CEO, Christian von Koenigsegg, is an insanely powerful hypercar with a twin-turbo V8 engine producing 1280hp on regular gasoline and 1600hp with E85 fuel. It also looks like a starship enterprise for the road with its razor sharp styling and utterly bonkers active double-profile rear wing. Also unique is the Light Speed Transmission, a 9-speed multi-clutch unit that does away with traditional synch rings and makes changes between

Pagani C10

Pagani has carved its own niche in the hypercar game with its stunning craftsmanship and details along with a soulful V12. Its new hypercar is also one of the last to have a V12 before electrification eventually takes over. The new Pagani hypercar follows an evolutionary design approach with similarities to the current Huayra. The V12 with twin turbos would be updated but the real deal would be a rumored choice between a stick shift and an automatic gearbox. The old school hypercar is not dead it seems!

Lotus Evija

The Evija is Lotus at its extreme best along with embracing an all-electric power train which pushes its horsepower number to an astonishing near 2000bhp- courtesy four electric motors. It also looks fast with its dihedral doors providing the hypercar theatre. A 250 miles range also means this EV has enough performance and some amount of practicality. However, with each costing $2 million plus- it ain’t your regular boring EV but something far more exotic.