Adamastor Furia: Portuguese supercar’s V6 now over 750 hp and 1000 Nm

The Adamastor Furia, Portugal’s first supercar, is built around carefully honed aerodynamics, yet its “relentless pursuit of maximum performance” is just as evident in the twin-turbo V6 under its bodywork.

The power and torque figures first quoted for that twin-turbo V6 have just been… wiped off the board.

Adamastor Furia: aerodynamics and a far stronger twin‑turbo V6

When the Furia was unveiled, the headline was a 3.5-litre Ford Performance twin-turbo V6 rated at more than 650 hp and 571 Nm. Roughly a year on, those numbers have ballooned - by a lot: in standard form it is now expected to produce more than 750 hp and 1000 Nm.

That is a sizeable leap, and it pays off especially in the power-to-weight ratio. Adamastor is quoting around 1100 kg (dry) for the Furia Race version.

What has changed?

Quite a bit. The starting point is strong and well proven: Ford Performance’s twin-turbo V6 has already shown, on road and on track, that it can deliver high performance alongside reliability. Adamastor also highlights “the large headroom for development and tuning that (this engine) allows”.

That helps to frame the upgrades carried out, including some major work such as changes to the lubrication system. The twin-turbo V6 now adopts a dry-sump set-up, paired with a higher-flow pump derived from motorsport applications. Working with PWR, the team has also developed an air-to-water intercooler cooling system - the same type of solution used in Formula 1.

The exhaust system has likewise been reworked and is completely new. On the Furia’s twin-turbo V6, both cylinder banks now use manifolds of equivalent dimensions to ensure optimised exhaust-gas flow, helping the forced-induction system perform at its best.

On that subject, the turbochargers themselves have been revised with additional internal components and new ducting made from composite material. Here again, the aim is to improve gas flow.

Electronics are the final - and crucial - piece. Engine management development is unique to the Adamastor Furia and is being carried out with IGV Racing, a team with extensive motorsport experience across WRC, WRX, GT3 and Dakar. That background will enable bespoke, on-request mapping.

Continuing development and Portimão (AIA) testing

Development of the Adamastor Furia is not yet finished. It was recently at the Portimão circuit (AIA) for another round of testing - and we were there to see (and hear) everything.