A NEW hypercar is hoping to enter the vehicle market as a rock-inspired racer with an unapologetically oil-burning engine and a smattering of physical buttons.
Nilu27 revealed its shockingly powerful sports car that an auto enthusiast said was the anti-Tesla.
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The company’s first vehicle prototype, the NILU hypercar, boasts a powerful 1,000 horsepower, according to Cover Images.
Popular YouTuber Sandy Munro called the car the “antithesis of the Cybertruck,” in a recent video.
The car’s designer, Sasha Selipanov, a former engineer at Koenigsegg, said the car is an unabashed rockstar.
NILU’s hypercar forgoes electric powertrains and interior digitization.
Instead, the vehicle provides a “raw, unfiltered, uncensored driving experience,” according to the company.
Presently, the company predicts it will build 15 iterations of the car at a whopping $3.7 million price tag.
The cars will have a brand-new carbon fiber chassis system and aluminum-alloy subframes.
The company said the materials will make the underbelly more accessible for maintenance and improve heat management at high speeds.
Powering the car is a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 engine.
Massive Brembo brake pads control the vehicle’s slow-down while drivers ride on chunky Michelin sports tires.
The cabin surrounds drivers with several manual buttons, a series of analog indicators, and no digital displays.
Nilu27’s designer said the car is a willful and daring departure from the ever-growing EV segment.
He also praised the leap away from digitized vehicle cabins.
“My path in the industry has never been about following rules and sticking to norms,” Selipanov said in a statement.
“I was never afraid to follow my intuition or chase my dreams.”
NILU’s differences
Here is how the NILU hypercar says it differentiates from the rest of the US market:
The NILU hypercar stands in stark contrast to modern vehicles, the company said.
The vehicles are rejecting the widespread embrace of electrification and digitalization.
Unlike the tech-laden interiors and touchscreen-heavy dashboards that dominate current designs, the NILU offers an analog experience in the cabin.
Its naturally aspirated V12 engine is also part of a dying breed of gas-powered engines.
Several vehicle manufacturers are shifting away from fuel-burning powertrains in their hypercars.
However, the NILU hypercar hits the market at a difficult time.
Regulations in several states are requiring manufacturers to offer more electric vehicle options.
The US federal government is also launching programs that seek to increase a car’s fuel efficiency.
Meanwhile, several car companies that produce hypercars still haven’t made the switch to complete electrification.
Drivers hoping to spend millions on a racer still can snatch several Bugatti, Koenigsegg, and McLaren models that are powered by oil.
ROUGH RIDE
The onramp to Nilu27’s launch will have to grapple with a global movement to electrify vehicles.
Several countries across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia have adopted electrification mandates.
In the US, eight states are hoping to make the switch to EVs by 2035.
The federal government is also passing new regulations requiring manufacturers to make their gas cars more efficient by 2032.
Beyond the electrification changes, the federal government is also looking to increase cabin digitization to mandate vehicle safety measures.
Some regulators have looked into speed-limiting devices to hold drivers back from using public roads at excessive speeds.
