Drako Motors quad engined supercar, the Drako GTE, was unveiled to the public last year with much fanfare claiming 1,200 hp, solid range and speeds up to 206 mph. If true that would make it one of the most formidable EV sports cars on the planet. Based on the ashes of the stillborn Fisker Karma, it's everything that car aimed to be - at least on paper.

Jay Leno recently got to put the first production version of the Drako GTE through its paces on Jay Leno's Garage. While impressed by the performance metrics and build, he was left with a somewhat mixed review. Let's give it a look.

Jay Meets Drako: The Rundown

Drako GTE EV 3
via Jay Leno's Garage

Jay starts off with a short rundown before introducing Shiv Sikand, Co-Founder and V.P. of Drako Motors. Jay gets some basic background info on the car and admires its looks. He directs some very pointed questions to Shiv about the design and architecture of the GTE and what Drako hopes to achieve with the car. But it's when the discussion turns to the $1.25M pricetag and Jay's observation that competitors offerings are 1/10th of the price with comparable performance, that he seems clearly dubious.

While it's true the car has some unique tech such as torque vectoring - and you'll clearly need it with 6,500 lb.-ft. of torque on tap! - and Tesla-beating electronic subsystems, I'm not sure the $1.25M list price makes sense.

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Jay Meets Drako: The Drive

The fit and finish of the car is truly impressive and Jay clearly appreciates how smooth it feels and looks. He does however question the power which is in a word underwhelming. Nor was he able to comprehensively test the torque vectoring so at the end of the day the proposition of the Drako GTE at $1.25M makes less and less sense.

I could outfit a top of the line Tesla Model S with Ludicrous Mode for a fraction of the price and a similar driving experience BUT with dramatically better range. I just don't get it. Nevertheless, the episode is worth a watch. Buckle up.

Source: Jay Leno's Garage

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