Portugiesisches Auto: Kombination aus Valkyrie-Design und Detroit V6 für 1,9 Millionen Dollar

You can go with an established brand, like Ferrari or Lamborghini, or, if your budget allows, something more exotic like a Pagani or a Koenigsegg. There are also some more offbeat options, like the KTM X-Bow GT-XR, Czinger 21C, or Praga Bohema. There’s yet another car to join this list, and it’s known as the Furia. Word about this unique supercar first emerged a couple of years ago.

Built, it recently underwent a round of testing at the Portimao circuit and could best be considered as the country’s answer to the Aston Martin Valkyrie. However, whereas that car has a bespoke V12 from Cosworth, the Furia uses the same engine as the Ford GT. Read: New KTM X-Bow GT-XR Is Your Latest Street Legal Track Toy Visually, it’s obvious that key design elements of the Valkyrie inspired this car.

It has a similar Formula 1-inspired front nose and splitter, bulging wheel arches, small headlights, and exposed suspension components. The overall shape and size of the cocoon-like cockpit is also just like the Aston Martin. Similarities continue at the rear, with a wild carbon-fiber diffuser and a simple rear wing.

American Meets In A European Car Power comes from the Ford GT’s 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6, tuned to deliver 650 hp and 421 lb-ft of torque. While this is a high-powered engine, it’s not exactly the most exotic option. Nevertheless, it’s enough to propel the Furia to 62 mph (100 km/h) in roughly 3.5 seconds and through to a 186 mph (300 km/h) top speed in road-legal guise.

Coupled to the V6 is a sequential transmission sending power to the rear wheels. There are also potent brakes sourced from AP Racing and adjustable double-wishbone suspension. It’s clearly a very focused performer, capable of delivering up to 3,968 lbs (1,799 kg) of downforce at 155 mph (250 km/h) in track spec. Visually, the Furia may look like a poor man’s Valkyrie, but that doesn’t mean this thing is cheap.

In fact, the road car will start at €1.6 million ($1.9 million) before VAT.