Vanda Electrics Dendrobium (Electric Hypercar from Williams)

[MedigoFlame]

1000 horsepower electric hypercar from Singapore with the help of Williams Advanced Engineering. I'll admit that I'm not normally into these sort of concepts, but after watching DriveTribe's coverage, I'm interested to see more about this car.

Car Magazine Info

 

[Wiegert]

If Bob Holness was a little less dead, he could totally make a game show out of that display.

Liking the exposed rear and tail-light bridge. Front looks like a cross between a modern LMP and the 2020 GT-R VGT. Not a recipe for something slick especially with the elongated light strips.

 

[-Fred-]

That's perhaps the worst name for a car since the beginning of cars.

 

[homeforsummer]

Y'all are always using the wrong source for your news

Really impressive-looking thing up close. Far higher quality than I was expecting and some really neat details.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Y'all are always using the wrong source for your news

Really impressive-looking thing up close. Far higher quality than I was expecting and some really neat details.

Sorry! I actually first learned about it from the DriveTribe video, but couldn't find a link earlier this morning to add to this thread. Other than the Car magazine one.

 

[homeforsummer]

Sorry! I actually first learned about it from the DriveTribe video, but couldn't find a link earlier this morning to add to this thread. Other than the Car magazine one.

Embargo lifted 11:45 GMT as far as I can remember, so basically everyone's stuff hit the interwebs at the same time. Amazingly we've actually had people wondering if all the magazines are in cahoots before when road tests or news breaks all at once...

 

[05XR8]

That's a straight up GTA V name. I'll just name it the DDE.

 

[Downhill Dino]

Is the roof coming up for the purpose of being able to get in?

 

[05XR8]

Is the roof coming up for the purpose of being able to get in?

Probably the lid for the engine bay.

 

[homeforsummer]

Is the roof coming up for the purpose of being able to get in?

Probably the lid for the engine bay.

Nope, it's the roof (no "engine" bay - there's just batteries and an electric motor back there). Does help with getting in, but mainly it's part of the "display" the car puts on while automatically opening the doors.

It's possible to open either door without also opening the roof.

 

[Downhill Dino]

If they wanted to put on a show it should have the windscreen come up with it. Fighter jet style.

 

[05XR8]

If they wanted to put on a show it should have the windscreen come up with it. Fighter jet style.

The GT4 X-Bow does that.

"engine" bay

Realised I didn't place a after my post.

 

[homeforsummer]

If they wanted to put on a show it should have the windscreen come up with it. Fighter jet style.

Given how difficult the bloke from Williams said it was to engineer even the doors, I'm not sure they'd have been keen to do that!