Launched at the 2022 New York International Auto Show, the Vayanne is the first car from the Austrian supercar startup Deus. Ambitious car startups are a dime a dozen, but Deus does boast some notable partnerships that put its chances of production a cut above most. For example, its founders have inked a deal with Italdesign to build cars in its facility in Turin, Italy, from 2025. Italdesign’s factory has previously built everything from the BMW M1 to the recent Nissan GTR-50, and also the brand’s own limited-run hypercar, the Zerouno.
Also partnered with Deus is William Advanced Engineering, a former division of the Williams F1 team that now operates as a standalone EV specialist. As the main supplier of batteries in a variety of motorsport disciplines from Formula E to the WEC Hypercar (LMDh) class, Williams has plenty of prior experience making world-beating EV powertrains.
Since the car is still in development, final performance figures haven’t been pinned down, but the car’s provisional power output stands at 2,243 horsepower, with a 0-60 mph time of less than two seconds and a top speed in excess of 250 mph. Also yet to be confirmed is the exact starting price, although a figure of $2.5 million has been previously reported by Autocar.
