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4 The Other Engine Variants

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It is understandable that the 5,000hp V16 engine gets the highest amount of attention. However, what many people may not know is the plan to offer other engine variants with the hypercar.

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In November 2017, Chief Engineer Paolo Garella, revealed plans for an entry level Devel Sixteen, powered by a ‘base’ 1,500hp LS V8 turbocharged engine and priced at $1.6million. An extra $200,000 gets you the mid-range version kitted out with a 3,000hp V16 engine. The 5,007hp engine is reserved for the range-topping Devel Sixteen and as at 2017, it was estimated to cost about $2 million.

10 The Brains Behind The Brawn

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At the heart of the Devel Sixteen is a beast of an engine; something of a novelty in the automotive space, even by today’s standards. It was built by an American-based company called Steve Morris Engines. They currently operate out of a deceptively bland building located on the outskirts of Michigan.

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The services they offer include complete engine builds, dyno tuning and track-side support. They are also in leading name in turbo and supercharged kits. It makes sense then that they were approached for the Devel Sixteen project, a vehicle that relies heavily on turbo boost.

5 The 5,000hp Scorecard

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The imperious Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ was able to crack the 300mph barrier with ‘only’ 1,578hp to work with. It is only fair then that a similar performance, or even better, is expected of the Devel Sixteen with its more powerful engine and yes, such has been promised by the manufacturer.

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Propelled by the 5,007hp V16 engine, the Devel Sixteen can hit 60mph in 1.8 seconds and then power on to an incredible 348mph by which time, the car is producing a maximum 3, 757 pound-feet of torque. They will need to find the tires capable of withstanding the strain though.

8 A Long Process

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It was never going to be easy building an engine capable of producing 5,000hp and Steve Morris understandably had a tough time figuring out this ambitious project, especially since they were given very little to work with by the financiers. First, the company had to find a material big enough to make the engine block. They eventually settled on a 48-inch-long billet that cost $13,000.

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The machining and other processes soon followed but it would be a year and a half before the engine was finally ready for its first dyno test run. We still do not have the Devel Sixteen’s production version and you can bet the engine is still being tweaked and prepared for when the car’s finally ready.

6 That Magical Horsepower Output

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When the Devel Sixteen was first introduced in 2013, it came with the promise of 5,007hp. It seemed unreal at the time however, if the car ever makes it to production, you just might be seeing the first production car with that amount of power at its disposal.

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In December 2015, the prototype engine was tested using the biggest dyno owned by Steve Morris at the time and it maxed out at 4,515hp but that was only because the dyno had reached its limit. It is expected that the production V16 engine will be fully capable of hitting the 5,000hp mark at an 8,000rpm limit.

develop

diˈveləp – past tense, past participle deˈveloped – verb
1. to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state. ontwikkel, ontplooi يُطَوِّر развивам desenvolver rozvinout (se), vyvinout (se) entwickeln udvikle sig αναπτύσσω, αναπτύσσομαιdesarrollar arendama, arenema توسعه یافتن؛ گسترش دادن kehittyä développer לְפָתֵח विकसित करना proširit se, stasati (ki)fejlődik berkembang þróast sviluppare, svilupparsi 発達する 발전하다 vystyti(s), rutulioti(s), plėtoti(s), (iš)augti attīstīt; attīstīties membangun ontwikkelenutvikle, utfolde, utviderozwijać się ارتول، انكشاف ور كول پرمخ بېول: څرګندول، ښكاره كول: وده ور كول، تر قى ور كول desenvolver a (se) dezvolta развивать rozvinúť sa razvijati (se) razviti utvecklas เติบโต gelişmek 發展，開發 розвивати(ся) زیادہ مکمل اور منظم بنانا mở rộng 发展，开发

2. to acquire gradually. ontwikkel يَكْتَسِب تَدْريجِيّا развивам adquirir osvojit si, vypěstovat v sobě entwickeln udvikle αποκτώ σταδιακά contraer, adquirir ennast harjutama به تدریج کسب کردن؛ گرفتن opetella acquérir לָפֵתח क्रमिक रूप से पाना razviti (ki)fejleszt mengembangkan venja sig á, þjálfa acquisire 身につける 획득하다 į(si)gyti izstrādāt; izkopt bangun zich aanwennen utvikle, opparbeide nabywać په تدريج سره لاس ته راوړل adquirir a căpăta вырабатывать osvojiť si pridobiti si razviti utveckla, få พัฒนา edinmek (逐漸)產生 розвивати کوئی عادت اختیار کرنا phát triển （逐渐）产生

3. to become active, visible etc. ontwikkel يَنْمو، يَظْهَر появявам се aparecer ukázat se, objevit se entwickeln udvikle sig εμφανίζομαιaparecer siginema نمایان شدن؛ بروز کردن muodostua manifester לְהִתפָּתֵח उभरना pojaviti se (ki)fejlődik muncul koma í ljós manifestarsi 現われる 발육하다 atsirasti atklāties; parādīties aktif verschijnen, optredenutvikle seg, få, oppstårozwijać się, uwidaczniać się ښكاره كول aparecer a apărea; a se manifesta проявляться ukázať sa pokazati se pojaviti se framträda, bli synlig, uppstå ค่อย ๆ ปรากฏชัดขึ้นมา oluşmak, ortaya çıkmak 使(顏色等)顯現 проявлятися نمایاں ہو جانا bộc lộ rõ 使（颜色等）显现

4. to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible. ontwikkel يُحَمِّض الصّورَه проявявам revelar vyvolat entwickeln fremkalde εμφανίζωrevelar ilmutama ظاهر کردن kehittää développer לְפָתֵח तस्वीर साफ करना razviti fotografski film előhív (filmet) memproses framkalla sviluppare 現像する (피를 등을) 현상하다 ryškinti attīstīt (fotofilmu) cuci ontwikkelenframkalle wywoływać ښكاره كول revelar a developa проявлять vyvolať razvijati razvijati framkalla ล้างรูป (film/fotoğraf) banyo etmek 沖洗(照片) проявляти فوٹو وغیرہ کو دھو کر اجاگر کرنا rửa ảnh 显影，（照相）冲洗

deˈvelopment noun
1. the process or act of developing. ontwikkeling تَطوير، تَنْمِيَه развитие desenvolvimento vývoj die Entwicklung udvikling ανάπτυξη, εμφάνισηdesarrollo areng رشد؛ گسترش kehitys développementפתוח विकास razvoj (ki)fejlődés perkembangan þroski sviluppo 発達 발달 vystymasis, plėtra, plėtotė attīstība; attīstīšana pembangunan ontwikkelingutvikling, videreføring, utfoldelserozwój انكشاف desenvolvimento dezvoltare развитие vývoj, vývin razvoj razvoj utveckling การเจริญเติบโต gelişme, gelişim 發展，發育 розвиток; зростання تعمیر و ترقی sự phát triển 发展，发育

2. something new which is the result of developing. ontwikkeling تَطَوُّر напредък avanço pokrok die Entwicklung nyudvikling εξέλιξηprogreso edusamm رویداد kehitysaskel progrèsפתוח विकास, परिणाम razvitak fejlemény kemajuan þróun sviluppo 進展 발전 nauji rezultatai/išradimai/įvykiai notikumi; jaunumi perkembangan ontwikkelingutvikling, nyvinningpostęp پیښه avanço progres разработка pokrok izboljšanje, napredek kretanje utveckling ความก้าวหน้า; พัฒนาการ; วิวัฒนาการ gelişme 開發 вдосконалення; рішення تازہ ترین حالات sự tiến triển 开发

1 Funding The Project

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The Devel Sixteen project has all the makings of a fantasy gone wild and under normal circumstances, you might be tempted to dismiss it as such. However, the backers of the project are quite wealthy and undoubtedly have the finances to pull it off. One of the car’s creators is Rashid Al Attar, a member of the ultra-wealthy Al Attar family in the United Arab Emirates.

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One of the family’s business ventures is the Gevora Hotel, currently the world’s tallest hotel. Hotel guests get a free access to view some of Al Attar’s car collection that reportedly includes over a hundred vehicles — and this is still just a small glimpse into their enormous financial wealth. If the Devel Sixteen project eventually becomes a dud, you can’t be sure it will not be due to a lack of funding.

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