Kincsem Hyper-GT: hypercar to use radical hydrogen technology
Since its plans were first revealed, Bak Motors has ditched its original idea of using a high-revving V12 petrol engine as a charging motor in favour of a smaller but still multi-cylinder unit fuelled by hydrogen stored on board that uses a revolutionary process to bypass the pressure storage systems common in hydrogen cars. Compared with a battery, the hydrogen storage system cuts cost by 20% and weight by over 30%.
Bak says the difficulty and expense of adapting a petrol-powered V12 to comply with forthcoming Euro 7 rules is one important reason for his powertrain decision. However, the main one is Bak Motors’ recent access to a ‘disruptive’ hydrogen storage process developed more than a decade ago by US company Plasma Kinetics but protected until recently against private use by US defence authorities.
The Hyper-GT chassis will be a carbon tub, understood to be under development by yet another well-known UK tech company whose identity can’t be revealed. McLaren Applied will be responsible for the whole electric powertrain – four electric motors, one per wheel, plus the inverters, traction control systems and a “relatively small” high- performance battery, which should allow the car’s all-up weight to be low against its peers. Total power will be “over 500kW”, or 670bhp.
Working closely with Ian Callum’s Warwick-based design agency, Bak says his first prototype, XP1, will be ready for testing towards the end of next year. The first cars will be delivered to customers in early 2025. By then, Bak Motors and its partners will be in the late stages of SUV development and will also be working on a luxurious pick-up to expand the family.
By that time, too, Bak will have decided on a location for SUV production. At present, sites are being assessed in the UK, US and Hungary but no decision is likely this year.
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