9. The Delage D12 is a worthy successor to a French automotive legend
The Delage D12 is a road-legal hybrid race car produced by the French manufacturer Delage. You may be wondering why you never heard of this car brand in the past decades. Delage was renowned for its successful luxury coupés from the prewar era, and its cars are still welcomed guests at classic car shows. In fact, the Delage company ceased to exist in 1953, but in 2019, French entrepreneur Laurent Tapie revived the brand to produce the D12 Hypercar.
The car is not yet in production but has been touring several events (like last year’s Le Mans Classic), and the specs are promising. Delage’s technical team is located at the Magny-Cours race track, and the team includes several world champions, including F1 and Indycar World Champion Jacques Villeneuve. The D12 prototype is powered by a massive 7.6 L V12 Engine peaking at 1,010 HP, with the help of a 110 HP electric engine.
For an easier overview, we include the links of all the cars so far at the end of this article.
