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Dendrobium (D-1)
An electric hypercar show car built with Williams Advanced Engineering for the Singaporean start-up Vanda Electrics; development was continuing under Dendrobium Automotive with no series production yet.
Still being researched: history, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- All-electric drivetrain
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- 322 km/hFactory: 200 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Vanda (in-house design team)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Dendrobium was Vanda's first passenger car, an all-electric hypercar shown at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Its powertrain was developed with Williams Advanced Engineering, one of the firms that built the first Formula E cars' powertrains, while the body and design were Vanda's own.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Dendrobium (D-1).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Williams Advanced Engineering (powertrain)1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | All-electric drivetrain1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Composite monocoque1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Exposed double wishbone1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Exposed double wishbone1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Carbon ceramic discs with lightweight alloy calipers1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Carbon fibre body panels1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,750 kgFactory: 1,750 kg1 EstimatedVanda's target weight at launch, not a measured figure. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 322 km/hFactory: 200 mph · converted1Vanda's 2017 claim was 'in excess of 200 mph', so 200 is a minimum. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 2.7 s1Vanda's 2017 claim. |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
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Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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A new all-electric hypercar powered by Formula E-tech: Vanda's Dendrobium Level C Fred Lambert · Electrek · 2017-03-07
- partnered with Williams Advanced Engineering
- A new all-electric hypercar
- composite monocoque chassis
- exposed double wishbone front and rear suspension
- carbon ceramic brake discs and lightweight alloy calipers
- carbon fibre body panels
- target weight of 1,750kg
- in excess of 200 mph
- 0-60 mph acceleration time of 2.7 seconds
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