Four Wheel: It's A Pedal-Powered Ferrari

This may look like a Ferrari FXX, a car that is not allowed to cruise on a public road but can blast around most race tracks out there at 243mph thanks to a 789bhp 6.3 V12 in a lightweight body. The truth is this particular hypercar doesn't produce figures anywhere near that.

It’s not fueled by petrol. In fact, it doesn't even have an engine. Moving the vehicle from A to B requires a lot of effort from the driver and passenger. The top speed depends on how athletic both occupants are and what they had for lunch. That's right, it's a hyper tandem bike.

It's called the Fahrradi Farfalla FFX and the name comes from the German word for bicycle - "fahrrad" - and the Italian word for butterfly, "farfalla". Obviously, Ferrari wouldn't be too happy if this slow coach had their name on it.

It took Hannes Langeder a year to build and was made using a steel chassis and lightweight plastic tubes which means it's around 100kg less than the FXX it looks like. The FFX is the second car of its type as Langeder also built a pedal-powered Porsche 911 GT3 RS back in 2010.

There are quite a few advantages that the Fahrradi has over the ultimate Ferrari. You are allowed to use this very special land pedalo on the road and possibly on cycle lanes too, if there are any out there that are wide enough. It’s also exempt from road tax plus fuel bills would be incredibly cheap. Don’t forget, this is technically a tandem bike which, in theory, means a driving licence and insurance aren't legally required. Also, the Fahrradi’s gullwing doors apparently flap while on the move which Langeder claims will make the FFX lift off the ground slightly, meaning you could almost recreate that extraterrestrial movie moment. This video, which doesn't use any cheap special effects whatsoever, proves it can even loop a tunnel.

Unfortunately, there are a couple of major flaws. There is only one in existence so far and it isn't in the same price range as a normal bike. It's actually worth £1.2 million. If you had that kind of cash, would you buy a car powered by burning calories or the more traditional hypercar powered by burning petrol? Let us know by dropping a line below or on Facebook. You can also tweet us @CarThrottle.