Engineering exclusivity

Lebanon may be a small country, but never let it be said that its dreamers don’t think big. Should it score the investment to become a reality, entrepreneur Ralph Debbas’ $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport is set to become the Arab world’s first supercar. The basic facts of the car are incredible — twin turbo-charging engine reaching 7,100 revs per minute, 0-100 kilometers per hour (KpH) in 2.8 seconds and a maximum speed of 395 KpH. It also looks beautiful and is, as supercars tend to be, exorbitantly expensive — at $3.4 million dollars each, Debbas’ W Motors are planning to make only seven, with the designers dubbing it “the most exclusive car in the world.” Supercars are a naturally niche market — targeting not merely the world’s 1 percent but the 0.01 percent — and breaking into that market is a daunting challenge, especially with competitors including Ferrari, Lamborghini and