- The Nilu is a V-12-powered track-only hypercar
- Solely 15 construct slots have been introduced, for now, and pricing is TBD
- A street-legal variant is within the works and 54 examples might be constructed
The gifted designer behind automobiles such because the Bugatti Chiron and Koenigsegg Gemera has revealed his personal hypercar, the Nilu.
The person in query is Sasha Selipanov, who lately began the design consultancy Hardline27 based mostly in Los Angeles, in addition to his personal hypercar model Nilu27, which he co-founded along with his spouse Inna. The Nilu is simply the primary mannequin from the model.
Selipanov spent a lot of his profession on the Volkswagen Group, the place he was chargeable for a number of designs, together with not solely the Bugatti Chiron but additionally the Lamborghini Huracán. He then headed to Genesis, briefly, the place he was concerned in designs for the Essentia and Mint ideas. He then turned head of design at Koenigsegg, the place he helped pen the Gemera and CC850 hypercars. Now it is his personal hypercars he is designing.
The Nilu is uncooked, V-12-powered monitor automobile (a street automobile can be deliberate) that goals to ship an unfiltered driving expertise by skipping fashionable conveniences, whereas making use of the Bauhaus philosophy of type following operate for its design. The consequence resembles a basic Le Mans endurance racer designed for the trendy period.
Nilu hypercar
Beneath the flowing physique panels is a bespoke carbon-fiber monocoque passenger cell with aluminum-alloy tubular subframes entrance and rear. Selipanov stated he selected to skip composite subframes in favor of the extra skeletal tubular setup to enhance entry to key elements of the powertrain, in addition to to help cooling.
The powertrain is a 6.5-liter V-12 developed by gifted New Zealand engine builder Hartley Engines, and paired with a 7-speed handbook transmission. Last specs might be introduced at a later date, however the powertrain is focused to ship greater than 1,000 hp and will sound like an old-school Formulation 1 engine. Selipano stated he desires the Nilu to be the world’s strongest naturally aspirated automobile devoid of electrification.
Due to the engine’s so-called Scorching-V design, the place the exhaust system sits on high between the cylinder banks, the engine shouldn’t be solely comparatively compact, it additionally options 12-into-1 exhaust headers that Selipanov has chosen to go away absolutely uncovered within the Nilu. He calls the characteristic the Snake Pit.
Entry to the cabin is by way of gullwing doorways, and inside sits two low-mounted sports activities seats and an H-pattern shifter with an uncovered mechanism. There are no digital screens in sight, other than the digital rearview mirror. Elsewhere, the Nilu options conventional dials and billet-machined controls. Even the steering wheel is totally devoid of any controls, guaranteeing no distraction for the driving force from the duty of driving.
Nilu hypercar
Nilu hypercar
Nilu hypercar
The Nilu might be proven privately to potential patrons at an occasion in Los Angeles on Thursday earlier than a proper debut throughout subsequent week’s 2024 Monterey Automotive Week. Nilu27 has confirmed automobile might be proven on Aug. 15 on the ramp at Pebble Seashore earlier than hitting the idea garden on Aug. 18 on the Pebble Seashore Concours d’Magnificence.
Nilu27 plans to construct simply 15 examples, not less than initially. The primary automobiles might be constructed by California’s Aria Group, which introduced its personal hypercar design in 2017. Nilu27 ultimately plans to ascertain its personal manufacturing facility at an undisclosed location abroad.
A future road-going model can be within the works, to be restricted to 54 models. 4 of these automobiles could have distinctive designs that the corporate stated will additional evolve the design language.
Pricing hasn’t been introduced for any of the hypercars.
