San Jose-based startup Drako Motors announced today the new production of a so-called "Super-SUV" that affords a whopping 2,000 horsepower and boasts a 1.9 second 0 to 60. The firm itself likens this beast of an EV to a cosmic craft, as they state in a press release to TechCrunch it feels "less like a car and more like a spaceship."
EV SUVs have no sooner become a mainstay in the industry, witnessed via the likes of Ferrari, Hyundai, Mustang, Volkswagen, and plenty more. Yet, as Drako motors explicitly state, the Dragon Super-SUV is something of an outlier, witnessed most prominently in its DriveOS Quad Motor Powertrain, which is nestled alongside Drako's DriveOS architecture. The Dragon not only has three suspension stages but also is bolstered by an individual torque control.
On the SUV's official website, Drako details the vehicle's entire being "sculpted almost entirely from carbon fiber," and that the Dragon interior is one with "Europe's finest leather, exuding luxury and comfort." It fits a total of five passengers and has a so-called "world-beating luxury and performance."
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Little else is known about Drako's forthcoming Super SUV. According to TechCrunch, which spoke with a company spokesman, the SUV will be "priced competitively." The firm's previous iteration, the Drako GTE, came in at a whopping $1.25 million and remained among the most prominent electric supercars on the block. All but a mere 25 exist in the world, and Drako has remained tight-lipped on specific sales data behind its GTE.
As mentioned previously, SUVs have no sooner flooded the market. While not every iteration has been met with immense promise, witnessed via the likes of Ford's Mustang Mach-E, which was hit with stop-sale due to safety defects earlier this month. Additionally, Jaguar is slated to unveil not one but three high-end electric SUVs by 2025, and Cadillac just launched its 2023 Lyriq EV, which has already been awarded some stellar reviews.
In other words, Drako and its Dragon Super-SUV have some tough competition ahead of them, one that may well be too tough to handle in an economic climate that is somewhat shaky. Its Dragon might be the firm's leap into the big time, mirroring similar tech gurus like Tesla and Polestar, but if it can make that leap remains to be seen, given little available information existing on the firm's GTE.
Drako explained that more information about the Dragon Super-SUV would be unveiled later this year, and vehicle reservations are coming soon. The company's website also features a registration form for those interested in reserving the Dragon.
