Ralph Debbas
Founder Debbas announced in April 2015 that W Motors would be opening an automotive design academy, W Design School, in 2017, which has been delayed to 2020 with the upcoming W Motors factory.[1] Also in April 2015, Furious 7 debuted, featuring the Lykan HyperSport.[2]
In June 2015, the Abu Dhabi police purchased a Lykan HyperSport.[3][4]
W Motors had a three-person automotive design team as of 2012, all graduates of the transportation design degree program at Coventry University.[5] It operates several facilities in Europe, with its main production facility in Torino, Italy,[6] and has collaborated with international partners and suppliers from the automotive industry, including Magna Steyr, StudioTorino, Ruf Automobile, Novasis Ingegneria, ID4Motion,[7] and the University of Tokyo in the technical field, and Franck Muller Watches and Quintessentially Lifestyle Concierge Services in the luxury field.[8]
The company's second model, the Fenyr SuperSport, debuted in November 2015.[6] Two SUV models, which were to be built in the UAE and have a price range of US$200–300K, were set to debut in April 2016, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition.[6] A sedan, whose model name has not been announced, was scheduled to debut in 2015 or 2016; it would have had a US$200,000 retail price.[2] Neither the SUVs nor the sedan have been confirmed as future production lines.
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