Meet Singapore’s first electric supercar, the Vanda Dendrobium

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[QUOTE]SINGAPORE — After wowing the crowds at the Geneva Motor Show and Top Marques in Monaco, the Vanda Dendrobium has arrived in the country where it was conceived and designed.Named after a species of orchid native to this country, the stunning electric supercar is the brainchild of Singapore-based Vanda Electrics.

The car was unveiled in the Republic this week, with Vanda Electric’s CEO Larissa Tan announcing that VinCar, one of Singapore’s biggest parallel importers, will be its official dealer for Asia.
The Dendrobium resembles its floral namesake blooming when its rear-hinged doors and roof panel opens synchronously — an innovation said to be a world first.
The move towards electrified motoring has given start-ups such as Vanda Electrics an opportunity to join a new world of carmakers that include the likes of say, Tesla, or even Rimac, another supercar company based in Croatia.
“This is a test of the automotive industry,” said Vanda Electric’s Tan. “We want to show the world what Singapore is capable of.”
Although the Dendrobium was conceptualised in Singapore, Williams Advanced Engineering — a division of the Williams F1 Team — did the technical and engineering development for the vehicle.
With experience gained from pioneering the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) used in Formula One cars, as well as being the sole battery supplier for the Formula E electric car racing series, Williams Advanced Engineering developed a supercar capable of reaching over 320kmh and accelerating from rest to 100kmh in around 2.8 seconds.
But keep your wallets in your pockets for the moment.
The Dendrobium is only set to go on sale by 2020.
It is expected to be priced anywhere between “two to three million euros”, depending on the production run.[/QUOTE]

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[SIRIUS]

That's awesome, i really like the look

[pramadito]

Holy shit!
that is true sci-fi. Say goodbye to gasoline

[ferrous]

that is seriously ugly

be hard to come up with something uglier if i tried

[Bradyns]

Tesla P100D still beats this in acceleration, lol.

That top speed is insane though.

[Winsanity]

[QUOTE=Bradyns;52683246]Tesla P100D still beats this in acceleration, lol.

That top speed is insane though.[/QUOTE]

It probably has a gearbox, trading acceleration for higher top speed. I wonder how quickly the battery drains going full out.

[SeamanStains]

But why did they make it hideously ugly?

[RoboChimp]

Looks like it was designed by a first year 3D student trying to mix a Chevy with a lambo.

[stupid07er]

This is all I could see

[img]https://i.imgur.com/c2IsA4p.jpg[/img]

[Hilton]

That's a wired thing to see.

[ithon]

it's a batmobile

[stupid07er]

[QUOTE=Hilton;52683490]That's a wired thing to see.[/QUOTE]

You don't constantly think of uteruses? Uteri?

[Mr. Someguy]

Looks like any other modern supercar to me, but then again the last time I really paid attention to those was when I played NFS3 on my Playstation.

[gk99]

Ignoring that fact that it looks like a Madcatz R.A.T. mouse, do those headlights actually function as...y'know...headlights?

[Bradyns]

[QUOTE=stupid07er;52683480]This is all I could see

[img]https://i.imgur.com/c2IsA4p.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

I'm sure that car could fertilize a few..

[gbtygfvyg]

Looks like an actual Hot Wheels car.

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[QUOTE=ferrus;52683235]that is seriously ugly

be hard to come up with something uglier if i tried[/QUOTE]

People keep saying this but forget this fucking thing exists

[img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00842/motoring-graphics-2_842469a.jpg[/img]

[Implications_Unp]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;52683619]
People keep saying this but forget this fucking thing exists

[img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00842/motoring-graphics-2_842469a.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

Honestly, both of them look fine.
Though I always had a thing for obtuse and weird designs.

[Riller]

[QUOTE=trollbuster;52683660]Honestly, both of them look fine.
Though I always had a thing for obtuse and weird designs.[/QUOTE]

I am sorry but based on you classifying the Fiat Multipla as 'looking fine', I am forced to disregard every opinion you have ever had. There's only a certain level of 'wrong' one can accept before everything needs to go.

As for the electric car, it looks... I think the best way I can put it is, it looks like it'll show up in Fast and Furious 11, painted matte black, driven by a woman in all-too-little clothing who keeps working a non-existent gear-lever.

[Doomevil]

it reminds me of those 2000s hot wheels futuristic cars

[Zotobom]

Looks like a more fucked up version of the Nissan 2020 Concept
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[Rixxz2]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;52683619]Looks like an actual Hot Wheels car.

[editline]15th September 2017[/editline]

People keep saying this but forget this fucking thing exists

[img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00842/motoring-graphics-2_842469a.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

This is more in the range of being so ugly that it becomes amazing. Imagine a hot pink one with some shitty body kit on, beautiful

[BrickInTheHead]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;52683619]Looks like an actual Hot Wheels car.

[editline]15th September 2017[/editline]

People keep saying this but forget this fucking thing exists

[img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00842/motoring-graphics-2_842469a.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

id be proud to drive this

this supercar reeks of overcompensation and gaudiness, like all supercars.

[Ganerumo]

Ah yes, the "we used content aware scale on an early 2000s hot wheels model" design, very in vogue

[Conely]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;52683619]People keep saying this but forget this fucking thing exists
[img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00842/motoring-graphics-2_842469a.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

but the Fiat Multipla looks like it was born deformed so it's kind of inspirational really

[Zotobom]

[QUOTE=Rixxz2;52683811]This is more in the range of being so ugly that it becomes amazing. Imagine a hot pink one with some shitty body kit on, beautiful[/QUOTE]

[t]http://autowpaper.com/images/fiat-multipla-tuning-2.jpg[/t]
[t]http://tuning.im/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Fiat-Multipla-Tuning-4.jpg[/t]

[MadmanMad]

Looks awesome to me, i want more cars to look like they're from a crazy 80's sci-fi.

[MrBacon]

Such an awful name for it

[Adeptus]

the photo's angle doesn't make the car any justice, tho'

[ZombieDawgs]

[QUOTE=Adeptus;52684018]the photo's angle doesn't make the car any justice, tho'[/QUOTE]

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It looks like a shit Zonda. There's also no mention of its range.

[ironman17]

[QUOTE=ferrus;52683235]that is seriously ugly

be hard to come up with something uglier if i tried[/QUOTE]
It does look like something the Riftborn would build if they had to make a car. Except if it WERE made by Riftborn, it would have bits that float without obvious suspension since those guys don't give a fuck about the physics of our universe.