There seems to be an inverse law stating that the more outrageous the performance claims, the lower the chances of the car ever being delivered, so we were somewhat doubtful when we first heard of a new American startup called PSC Motors that plans a 1,700-horsepower hybrid supercar. However, after checking with the company’s CEO, Antonio Calva, we’ve been assured that a concept will be unveiled this coming week and a production version set to follow in 2016.
PSC, which is based in Las Vegas, claims to have been working on the project for the past five years. Its new car is called the SP-200 SIN and it will be a plug-in hybrid combining a V-8 engine with a single electric motor. Final specs will be confirmed on a promised June 1 reveal date but right now PSC is claiming the V-8 engine will displace 9.0 liters and produce more than 1,000 horsepower on its own. The electric motor will add around 650 hp, bringing the car’s total output to the aforementioned 1,700 hp.