Chinese supercar poised to compete with Ferrari will be about half the price

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) wants to build a supercar to compete with the Ferrari SF90.

GWM has been quietly working on this supercar project for years, but there’s still so much we don’t know about it.

We only know it’s unlikely to be electric, and that it’ll be around half the price of a Ferrari SF90.

But GWM’s chief technology officer claims it’s going to be better than a Ferrari.

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The Great Wall hypercar should be here next year

So far, Great Wall Motors has mostly been focusing on SUVs and trucks, but a few months back, the company announced a new supercar.

GWM confirmed it was developing a supercar, and the company also said the new car could potentially beat Ferrari in terms of sheer power and performance.

It’ll also be half the price a Ferrari SF90, which presumably means it’ll cost anywhere between $250,000 and $300,000.

GWM Chief Technology Officer Wu Huixiao even went as far as to say the upcoming vehicle could be ‘better’ than a Ferrari. 

This new supercar is surprisingly not electric

Chinese automakers have mostly been focusing on high-performance electric cars, such as the BYD SU7 Ultra or the BYD YangWang U9.

But, interestingly, the new GMW hypercar won’t be electric, it’ll be a hybrid.

Not only that, apparently this is not an EREV, as in an extended-range electric vehicle, it’s a ‘proper’ hybrid, with a ‘proper’ internal combustion engine.

A while back, several outlets and rumors were talking about a V6, but it gets better than that because the new hypercar is expected to use a V8.

In addition to the V8, it is expected to use four electric motors – two at the front and two at the back – for a grand total of 1,700 horsepower.

The top speed should be well north of 350KM/H (218MPH) and it should be able to reach 60MPH from standstill in less than 2 seconds.

According to GMW, we’re looking at an EV-only range of about 120 miles, and a combined range of 600 miles.

We’ll find out more next year.