Elektron Quasar: 2,413 hp, 1,427 kg and one very big question
09/06/2026
This is Germany’s latest attempt to turn electricity into something violent, exotic and slightly ridiculous.
Some electric hypercars sound too extreme to ever become real. The Elektron Quasar almost looked like one of them. More than five years after Elektron Motors first teased an electric supercar with around 2,300 hp, the German company has finally revealed the Quasar. And somehow, the finished claim is even more absurd than the original promise. The headline number is 2,413 hp. From four electric motors. In a car weighing just 1,427 kg. With a claimed top speed target of 450 km/h.
Four motors, 2,413 hp and barely 1.4 tonnes
The Quasar uses four electric motors, which means each wheel can be driven independently. That opens the door to serious torque vectoring, brutal traction management and the kind of performance control only a multi-motor EV can offer.
At 2,413 hp and 1,427 kg, the Quasar is not just powerful for an electric car. It is powerful for almost anything with wheels. The full carbon fibre construction clearly plays a major role in keeping weight down. For a hyper-EV, anything under 1,500 kg is already impressive. For something claiming more than 2,400 hp, it becomes borderline absurd.
The strange theatre of a simulated 8-speed gearbox
One of the most fascinating details is the simulated 8-speed paddle-shift transmission. On a normal EV, this makes no rational sense. But that is probably the point.
Elektron seems to understand that emotion still matters, even when the drivetrain does not technically need gears. The system is designed to add a layer of theatre, giving the driver shifting sensation and sound rather than silent, single-speed acceleration.
Some people will call that fake. They are not entirely wrong. But if the result makes the car more exciting to drive, does it matter? In a 2,413 hp electric hypercar, maybe a little artificial drama is exactly what the experience needs.
Limited to 99 cars
Elektron plans to build just 99 examples of the Quasar. The company says buyers will be able to configure the car extensively, making it likely that no two cars will be identical. Paint, materials and interior finishes should all be part of the personalisation process.
A car like the Quasar cannot compete purely on power, because the hyper-EV world is already full of ridiculous numbers. It needs identity, craftsmanship and a sense of occasion. The founder behind Elektron Motors, engineer Armagan Arabul, wants to prove that electric performance does not have to feel clinical or soulless.
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Elektron deserves credit for getting this far. Many start-ups promise impossible electric performance and never move beyond renders. The Quasar now exists as a tangible product, and that alone already separates it from a long list of forgotten hypercar fantasies.
The next step is simple. Drive it. Prove it. Show the data. Because if Elektron can make 2,413 hp feel usable, emotional and repeatable, the Quasar could become much more than another outrageous EV headline.
