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The Drako Dragon Is a 2,000 HP Electric SUV That’ll Hit 200 MPH
The Drako Dragon Is a 2,000 HP Electric SUV That’ll Hit 200 MPH-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:05

A photo of the front of a Drako Dragon electric SUV with its gullwing doors open.

If you’re launching , you’ll want to have an eye-catching design, a few insane-sounding statistics and a flashy presentation to create a bit of buzz around your launch. At this stage, physically building the car isn’t important. And I’m pleased to report that has ticked off all these steps with the unveiling of a 2,000 hp electric SUV that it says will hit 200 mph.

The car is the Dragon from California-based EV startup Drako Motors. The firm is still developing its first car, the Fikser Karma-based , and has now outlined plans for its second model.

The GTE hasn’t made it into the hands of consumers just yet, but the firm says it is ready to start work on a second model. So, here we are with the Drako Dragon.

A computer render of the front end of the Drako Dragon electric SUV.

It looks pretty mad. The teaser images released by the brand show an angular front end, and an intricate rear lighting array. There’s also an intense-looking hood scoop, and some winglets at the rear to aid airflow.

That aggressive body, which was penned by , is planned to be constructed almost entirely out of carbon fiber. Inside, the firm is also promising oodles of leather in a cabin that it says will have a “unique layout and easy ingress/egress.”

So that’s the eye-catching design taken care of, what about a few bonkers specs?

Well the Drako Dragon has that too. As well as the aforementioned claim that it’ll have 2,000 hp and will hit a top speed of 200 mph, the firm also claims it’ll be able to “” and hit “60 mph in 1.9 seconds.” Pretty impressive for a computer render.

All that performance is thanks to an in-house battery system and a quad-motor powertrain. Both of which were refined with the development of he GTE.

A render of the red tail lights on the Drako Dragon SUV.

While the San Jose-based startup previously said it would only build 25 examples of the GTE, this Dragon sounds like it’s set to be a more widely available offering. The press release announcing its launch discusses “industrial economies of scale,” which makes it sound like they’ll be shipping more than a few dozen.

Further details of the Drako Dragon are expected later this year, when the firm also says it will open reservations for the electric SUV.

There’s no word on how much it could cost. But, the firm says it will offer that attractive design, bougie interior and impressive performance figures for “about .” Whatever that means.

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