Callum Skye is finally ready for the spotlight.
The first car built by former Jaguar design chief Ian Callum will make its debut in London later this week. In preparation for the big reveal, the company has begun receiving orders for the future electric off-road vehicle.
Callum will pull back the curtain on a Skye prototype at this year’s edition of the Concours on Saville Row, which takes place next Wednesday and Thursday. The brand released renderings of the electric vehicle online last fall, but this will be the first opportunity for anyone except industry insiders and VIP customers to see the SUV in person.
Inside Callum Skye
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Skye is unlike anything we’ve seen from Callum, who’s best known for designing memorable sports cars like the Jaguar C-X75 and Aston Martin Vanquish. There are two distinct halves to the car’s design. The upper is all clean lines, soft curves and bold splashes of color guaranteed to turn heads on any city street, while the lower features a set of giant all-terrain tires that make it clear they’re also a tough bruiser. As part of the announcement of the electric car’s public debut, the company also released the first images of its 2+2 interior. It shows a simple space containing a central console stacked with rotary dial controls.
The company’s off-road vehicle will be powered by a powertrain that includes electric motors on each axle (giving it all-wheel drive) and a 42-kilowatt-hour battery pack. It’s unclear how much power the setup will produce, but the electric car will be able to go from zero to 60 in less than four seconds. Range is up to 170 miles, but the smaller package and carbon steel space frame means the car tips the scales at just 2,530 pounds. Callum also says you’ll be able to fully charge the battery in just 10 minutes.
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Even if you can’t make it to Saville Row this week, you can now book the electric car through Callum’s website for £500. The company plans to manually build 100 models of the electric car, each of which is expected to cost between 80,000 pounds (about $102,000) and 110,000 pounds ($140,000).
