Delage is back! Legendary French brand revived by millionaire entrepreneur

That headline should catch any car lovers attention!  Delage is back?!  Yes indeed, it is true!  Naturally, in this age of 1,000hp+ hypercars, the first planned model is a hybrid high-performance model, the D12.  Two weeks ago, the Delage D12 hybrid hypercar was unveiled, but it seems hardly anybody noticed!  This news needs to get out!  So, about the D12.
       First off, we will start with Delage's new CEO Laurent Tapie's bold claim that the D12 is 'the closest a road car can get to an F1 car'.  Now, we have heard this before, most notably when Mercedes said the same about the AMG One hypercar, but the One has yet to go on sale, and the D12 has something else on its side to support this claim: F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is helping to supervise the project!  This alone should make doubters cease doubting the reality of the D12 hypercar.  This is no vaporware!

There will be two versions of the D12 hypercar, Club and GT.  Both versions have a V12 engine and an electric motor.  The Club version makes 990hp from the V12 and 20hp from the electric, making 1,010hp all told.  The GT version makes 900hp from the V12, and 330hp from the electric, making a grand total of 1,230hp.  The GT version most definitely has more power, but the Club version is 507lbs (230kg) lighter, due to the lack of large batteries for the electric motor.  The 0-60mph acceleration time for the GT version is 2.6 seconds, and 120mph in 6.5 seconds.  This is accomplished in part due to a new 8-speed automatic transmission.

And now for maybe the biggest news yet.  Delage is targeting the Nurburgring World Record with the new D12, and so far the estimated lap time is around 6 minutes 40 seconds.  No word on when production starts has yet been released, but I will guess 2022.  Pricing starts at $2.5 million (2 million euros).

Source: allcarindex.com