New images and details about the Spyros Panopoulos Project Chaos hypercar from Greece have hit the web and if this build actually hits the market and doesn’t turn out to be vaporware, more established smaller players in the industry might have something to worry about.
The official word from the company is that the car uses a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V10 engine that includes titanium camshafts, Inconel valves, 3D printed pistons and rods and is good for 2,000 HP while revving through to 11,000 rpm. Should the customer opt for things like ceramic pistons, carbon fiber rods, and other modifications, the engine will pump out 3,000 HP, revving up to 12,000 rpm.
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In the teaser video below, we discover that 3D printing will be used extensively. For example, 3D printing will be used to make the titanium exhaust, muffler, magnesium matrix brake calipers, titanium wheels, carbon fiber turbocharger compressor wheels, the aforementioned pistons and conrods, and a titanium crankshaft. Elsewhere, the powertrain will have a billet block, carbon fiber turbochargers, and a ‘zero friction design.’
Previous teaser images have offered a hint at the car’s exterior design which appears to be quite radical with 3D printed taillights, sharp LED taillights, and a very low-slung, mid-engined design fitting of a proper hypercar. This new teaser gives us a look at the interior for the first time.
Underpinning the Greek model will be a carbon fiber monocoque with seats built right into it, just like some other multi-million hypercars. The cockpit looks pure race car, featuring a rectangular steering wheel with its own screen, an advanced head-up display, and a slimline infotainment screen. The Greek start-up company is also promising some kind of augmented reality technology, which projects information on the windscreen according to the video.
Then there is the performance. Spyros claims Project Chaos will hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in 1.8 seconds, rocket from 62-124 mph (100-200 km/h) in 2.6 seconds, and sprint from 100-150 mph (160-241 km/h) in 2.2 seconds. It has a claimed top speed of around 310 mph (500 km/h).
Spyros had intended to unveil the car at next year’s Geneva Motor Show but that event was recently canceled.
When we first heard about Project Chaos a few months ago, our own Michael Karkafiris reached out to Spyros Panopoulos for more information but we haven’t heard back from them ever since.