• Former Jaguar designer Ian Callum has 解放(する)d his brand's first bespoke car
  • It will be a 'low 容積/容量' and '排除的' 業績/成果 EV with a 170-mile 範囲
  • An on and off-road 見解/翻訳/版 will be 利用できる and cost up to £110,000?

Britain has a new sports car. But it's not like anything else you've seen on the road before.

Callum, a new 自動推進の start-up spearheaded by former Jaguar designer Ian Callum, will debut its first bespoke 乗り物, the Skye, at a flashy event in London this week.

It is an electric 業績/成果 multi-地形 buggy that can be 100 per cent 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d in under 10 minutes to 申し込む/申し出 a 範囲 of around 170 miles, and should be 有能な of hitting 62mph from a 行き詰まり in いっそう少なく the four seconds.

But it won't come cheap, with prices starting from around £80,000 to £110,000.

Britain's new EV:?Callum, a new automotive start-up spearheaded by former Jaguar designer Ian Callum, has confirmed its Skye buggy is now available to order. But the price tag is steep

Britain's new EV:?Callum, a new 自動推進の start-up spearheaded by former Jaguar designer Ian Callum, has 確認するd its Skye buggy is now 利用できる to order. But the price tag is 法外な

The Skye, Callum's first 'own brand 乗り物 fully develop ed in-house', will be 明かすd to the public at Concours on Savile 列/漕ぐ/騒動 in London on Wednesday 22 May.

Order 調書をとる/予約するs have opened to 顧客s who want to put their 指名する 負かす/撃墜する for one of the extreme - but expensive - off-road electric buggies.??

Debuted as a 原型 in November, the 乗り物 shown this week is the 生産/産物-ready car that has been designed and developed - and すぐに produced - at the company's 20,000sq ft 施設 in Warwickshire.

The specialist car 製造者 was created in 2019 by Ian Callum, the British 自動推進の designer whose work dates 支援する to the 1980s Ford RS200 and also 含むs the Aston ツバメ DB7 and DB9.

In his previous 役割 at Jaguar, he oversaw the penning of the C-X75 hybrid supercar (that 結局 didn't go into 生産/産物) 同様に as the F-Type and I-Pace EV.?

The brand carrying his 指名する says the Skye is 'engineered to 申し込む/申し出 an exhilarating and rewarding 運動ing experience both on and off-road' and is まず第一に/本来 目的(とする)d at 'discerning adventurers'.

It will be 利用できる in a choice of two variants: one tailored more に向かって off-road 運動ing and the other a sportier on-road 業績/成果 見解/翻訳/版.

The former will have a higher ground 通関手続き/一掃 and knobbly tyres, while the road-bias model will squat closer to the tarmac and use more 従来の street rubber.?

The Skye will be available in a choice of two variants: one tailored more towards off-road driving (pictured) and the other a sportier on-road performance version

The Skye will be 利用できる in a choice of two variants: one tailored more に向かって off-road 運動ing (pictured) and the other a sportier on-road 業績/成果 見解/翻訳/版

The off-road focussed model will have a jacked-up ride height and knobbly tyres

The off-road focussed model will have a jacked-up ride 高さ and knobbly tyres

The road-bias variant will squat closer to the tarmac and use more conventional street rubber

The road-bias variant will squat closer to the tarmac and use more 従来の street rubber

Power is generated by a compact 42kWh battery to ensure it remains relatively lightweight by EV standards

力/強力にする is 生成するd by a compact 42kWh 殴打/砲列 to 確実にする it remains 比較して lightweight by EV 基準s

There's not 確認するd 生産(高) number, but the company has 保証するd it will be '排除的' and built in 'low 容積/容量'.

力/強力にする is 生成するd by a compact 42kWh 殴打/砲列 to 確実にする it remains 比較して lightweight by EV 基準s.

The 殴打/砲列 pack sits in a steel spaceframe chassis with 独立した・無所属 中断 with and a lightweight 合成物 団体/死体.?

It's said to tip the 規模 at just 1,150kg - around the same as a 石油 Fiat 500 - which will make it one of the lightest EVs on sale and help the 比較して small 殴打/砲列 pack 達成する its 概算の 170 miles of 運動ing distance between 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s.

ーに関して/ーの点でs of dimensions, at 4,047mm it's the same length as the Ford Fiesta, though at 1,900mm wide has a broader 足跡.

David Fairbairn, managing director at Callum, 述べるs Skye as 'bold, beautifully engineered and (手先の)技術d with refinement and craftsmanship'.?

He 追加するd: 'Compact, 有能な and 極端に beautiful, we're 確信して that this 代表 of the Skye exterior will turn 長,率いるs, as we 招待する those 利益/興味d in (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限ing a Callum Skye to reserve their build slot.'

The buggy has an enclosed two-加える-two 内部の, 接近d by a pair of doors with glass in the upper and lower sections.

Debuted as a prototype in November, the production version will make its first public appearance in London this week. It has been designed and developed - and shortly will be produced - at the company's 20,000sq ft facility in Warwickshire

Debuted as a 原型 in November, the 生産/産物 見解/翻訳/版 will make its first public 外見 in London this week. It has been designed and developed - and すぐに will be produced - at the company's 20,000sq ft 施設 in Warwickshire

It's said to tip the scale at just 1,150kg - around the same as a petrol Fiat 500 - which will make it one of the lightest EVs on sale and help the relatively small battery pack achieve its estimated 170 miles of driving distance between charges

It's said to tip the 規模 at just 1,150kg - around the same as a 石油 Fiat 500 - which will make it one of the lightest EVs on sale and help the 比較して small 殴打/砲列 pack 達成する its 概算の 170 miles of 運動ing distance between 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s

In terms of dimensions, at 4,047mm it's the same length as the Ford Fiesta, though at 1,900mm wide has a broader footprint

ーに関して/ーの点でs of dimensions, at 4,047mm it's the same length as the Ford Fiesta, though at 1,900mm wide has a broader 足跡

Inside is a minimalist 操縦室.

In fact, it's so stripped 支援する that the 後部 (法廷の)裁判 of two seats - which are seat to be 'suitable for children' - can be 除去するd 完全に to 減ずる 負わせる and 増加する boot capacity.

The boot lid is a hinged tailgate and - with the 後部 seats taken out - is said to 供給する enough capacity to '輸送(する) luggage for long 週末s away, 同様に as a variety of sports, lifestyle and outdoor 追跡 器具/備品', the car 製造者 says.?

The cabin features a central 陳列する,発揮する with?Apple CarPlay and Android 自動車 functionality and a stacked centre console that 含むs three touchscreen rotary dials to 支配(する)/統制する some of the settings, such as 気温 - a feature 類似の to the F-Type, which Callum played a pivotal 役割 in designing.

The stripped-back cabin has been teased showing a small central display with Apple CarPlay and An
droid Auto functionality

The stripped-支援する cabin has been teased showing a small central 陳列する,発揮する with Apple CarPlay and Android 自動車 functionality

There's a stacked centre console with three touchscreen rotary dials to control some of the settings, such as temperature

There's a stacked centre console with three touchscreen rotary dials to 支配(する)/統制する some of the settings, such as 気温

'ーするために maximise the room, it's 必須の to keep the 内部の forms simple,' explains Ian Callum.

'The 内部の design 意向 is incredibly disciplined; we've edited our 見通し to only 含む necessary elements, giving the driver and 乗客s everything they need while 避けるing wasted space.'

With prices 範囲ing from £80,000 to £100,000 and not many likely to be made, this certainly isn't a car for everyone.?

However, the Skye isn't the only 乗り物 Callum could bring to market.

Will we be seeing more of Callum soon? The company has already showcased its eVITA concept vehicle

Will we be seeing more of Callum soon? The company has already showcased its eVITA 概念 乗り物

The e-Vita is the brand's vision for an electric wheelchair accessible vehicle - or eWAV - that's been developed in partnership with Motability Operations Ltd

The e-Vita is the brand's 見通し for an electric 車椅子 accessible 乗り物 - or eWAV - that's been developed in 共同 with Motability 操作/手術s Ltd

Last year, Callum teamed up with ultra-fast-charging battery maker Nyobolt to reveal the Nyobolt EV - an electric two-seat successor to the Lotus Elise

Last year, Callum teamed up with ultra-急速な/放蕩な-非難する 殴打/砲列 製造者 Nyobolt to 明らかにする/漏らす the Nyobolt EV - an electric two-seat 後継者 to the Lotus Elise

While the concept is a performance-orientated EV, its groundbreaking feature is a battery pack that's said to charge to 100% in less than six minutes

While the 概念 is a 業績/成果-orientated EV, its groundbreaking feature is a 殴打/砲列 pack that's said to 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金 to 100% in いっそう少なく than six minutes

Having already brought us the Vanquish 25 by R-Reforged - a ひどく reworked 見解/翻訳/版 of Callum's Aston ツバメ Vanquish V12 design - the company has also teased its?eVITA 概念.

This is the brand's 見通し for an electric 車椅子 accessible 乗り物 - or eWAV - that's been developed in?共同 with Motability 操作/手術s Ltd.

And last year it teamed up with ultra-急速な/放蕩な-非難する 殴打/砲列 製造者 Nyobolt to 明らかにする/漏らす the Nyobolt EV - an electric two-seat 後継者 to the Lotus Elise that can be fully 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d in いっそう少なく than six minutes.?