COVER STORY
Given the backgrounds
of the team here, people expected a sports car
from us, but we wanted to do something unexpected
The Skye made its debut in May 2024
BLUE-SKYE THINKING The biggest illustration of the company’s design ethos can be found in the recently introduced Callum Skye, an eye-catching, multi-terrain EV that certainly looks like its makers had a lot of fun designing it. Indeed, Jones reports that the team had been itching to create such a vehicle for a long time before the Skye was brought to life: “We have always wanted to design, engineer and manufacture our own vehicle – this was a project that’s
constantly been on the radar since we were founded in 2019. Given the backgrounds of the team here, people expected a sports car from us, but we wanted to do something unexpected.” A beautiful yet practical multi-
terrain EV certainly fi ts the brief for ‘unexpected’. How hard was it to create such a vehicle? “For both design and engineering, a key challenge we faced was balancing the multitude of diff erent requirements,” Jones reveals. “We wanted to take
a product design approach, but of course functional requirements – particularly given what we want it to do – had to be met. “Our car design background is
perceived as sleek, low-slung cars, but that obviously wouldn’t work for such a capable vehicle. So, it’s a balancing act - Skye is an authentic multi- terrain vehicle; it has to perform.” Jones again fl ags up the merits of
the fi rm’s collaborative approach in tackling those challenges. He says: “We are all based in the same off ice, so designers and engineers can work hand-in-hand to ensure all aspects focus on simplicity and integrity to meet the demanding functional targets of traversing various terrains, while still being a joy to drive around town or on the open road.” And Jones is confi dent that the
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team has achieved its ambitious goals. “A key element for Skye is the concise yet dramatically proportioned exterior. It’s clearly designed to function off -road. Purposeful yet beautiful, it’s a sophisticated design that has a presence,” he asserts. “We have the striking accent loop around the car, intersected by a strong horizontal structure, fl anked by organic forms both front and rear. Ultimately, we think it is paired
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