Sasha Selipanov är ansvarig för designen av Lamborghini Huracan, Bugatti Chiron samt Koenogsegg Gemera vilket såklart gör honom till en av modern tids främsta hyperbilsdesigners. Och nu har han avtäckt sin egen kreation, sitt eget bilmärke, som han tydligen jobbat med (i hemlighet) i närmare 15 år. V12:a på 1070 kusar, manuell låda och en väldigt säregen design - Är vad som erbjuds. Top Gear kikar närmare! Gillar jag designen? Både och. Den nakna bakdelen känns väääldigt mycket "Retro Formula Racing" på helt rätt sätt och GT1-vibbarna tillsammans med den urtjusiga interiören är utsökt men fronten, med de enoooorma näsborrarna? Nja. Nja.

"The NILU hypercar challenges traditional automotive industry trends. By avoiding electrification, digitalization, and other technological aids, NILU will deliver a raw, unfiltered, uncensored driving experience. Taking inspiration from sources such as ’60s F1 and Le Mans racers, classic Italian design houses, the Bauhaus “form follows function” philosophy, old school American muscle, drift cars, mathematics, and avant garde metal music, NILU’s no-nonsense design is as eclectic as it is original. Sasha’s goal was to create a car with an “inevitable” design: fresh and yet somehow familiar. The resulting NILU exterior, with its tight cross sections and sinuous curves, is functional, lean and aerodynamic. For maximum contrast, it juxtaposes clean sculptural surfaces with its mechanical, exposed and intricately detailed engine bay. True to Bauhaus philosophy, NILU eschews superfluous styling features to celebrate essential functional beauty.

The NILU chassis features a bespoke carbon fiber monocoque with lightweight aluminum-alloy tubular subframes. Developed in-house and in contrast to “fashionable” composite subframes, the designer deliberately chose a tubular approach to improve access to the drivetrain components while effortlessly facilitating heat extraction and celebrating the mechanical aesthetic. The NILU cabin was designed to provide perfect viewing angles with ideal ergonomics and safety. The designer was able to achieve an incredibly low roofline and compact cabin dimensions without sacrificing comfort."