Man stumped by beautiful supercar discovered it’s incredibly rare hypercar
- Man left baffled after spotting car on the street in Osaka
- He turned to the internet for help identifying the vehicle
- It turned out to be a super-rare hypercar
Published on Oct 31, 2024 at 2:03 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Oct 31, 2024 at 12:19 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A man left baffled after spotting an unusual supercar in America-mura in Osaka, Japan, reached out to the internet for help identifying it only to find out it was an incredibly rare hypercar.
Occasionally even the biggest gearhead will spot a car that leaves them completely stumped.
This was the case for one Reddit user, who turned to the ‘What is this car’ subreddit for help.
For those unaware, the subreddit is pretty amazing at being able to identify unusual cars.
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The mystery car turned out to be an Aspark Owl
In the past, the folks on ‘What is this car?’ have been able to identify some very obscure vehicles, such as this super rare Bricklin SV-1.
More recently, the group came to the assistance of a user called AzzAAdazzA who shared a couple of photos of a stunning-looking supercar he saw on the streets of America-mura in Osaka earlier this year.
The post was quickly flooded with comments, mostly from folks confirming that the car was ‘beautiful’.
However, a more helpful handful of people were able to identify the car as an Aspark Owl – an incredibly rare Japanese hypercar.
The Aspark Owl has been under development since 2018 and has a planned production run of just 50 vehicles.
While Aspark is Japanese, the quad-motor electric vehicle is produced by Manifattura Automobili Torino in Italy.
The hypercar has hit world-record-breaking speeds
Earlier this year, the Aspark OWL SP600 prototype became the fastest electric hypercar in the world, swiping the top spot from Nevera.
Nevera had held the esteemed position since November 2022 when videos emerged from Rimac Automobili of the electric hypercar clocking 412km/h (256mph) at the Automotive Testing Papenburg facility in Germany.
However, in June this year, the Aspark OWL SP600 hit a staggering 438.7km/h (273mph) – securing its place at the top.
The Owl can accelerate from 0-97km/h (60mph) in 1.72 seconds, 0-100km/h (62mph) in 1.9 seconds, and 0-186 mph (300km/h) in 10.6 seconds.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
