Slight amendment to Drake’s endlessly quoted “God’s Plan” line:
“I only love my bed and mymama and my brand-new, 5,000-HP hypercar from Dubai,I’m sorry.”
Yes, you read that correctly. The Canadian rapper just bought a certifiably insane autocalled the Devel Sixteen, a long-rumored, fighter-jet-inspired hypercar that has apparently finally made it through myriad design and production hurdles just in time to be delivered to Drake’s doorstepin Toronto.
The Devel Sixteenhas drawn scornsince its “debut” at the Dubai Motor Show in 2013, in which it sat, gleamed and claimed a capability of 0-60 in 1.8 seconds, alongwith a top speed of nearly 350 MPH. That’s a bit like your uncle claiminghe could beat Usain Bolt in a footrace. But five yearsremoved from that showcase, Develstilltouts a 12.3-liter, V16 engine, with assurances of 300-MPH+ performance. Hmm…
But ifyou chooseto ignore the reported numbers, chalkthe whole thing up to a particularlypoetic metaphor for the city of Dubai and insteadjust judge the Devel by itsotherworldy lines, it can’t really let you down.
And doesanything else really matterwhen it’s inDrake’s hands? It seems unlikelythe artist formerly known as Wheelchair Jimmy willgo open it up on the Autobahn any time soon.
Although,surprise, surprise: itdid make an appearance inhis latest music video.
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Tanner Garrity is the senior editor at InsideHook. Since joining the company in 2017, he's covered a wide range of topics, including wellness, travel, sports and pop culture. He currently edits IH's wellness newsletter The Charge....Read More
