Road speed.Track grammar.

A compact SUV that translates the formal language of Formula 1 into an everyday object — without losing anything along the way.

There is a visual vocabulary that belongs to the track. Air intakes that cut through body panels, front splitters that scrape the tarmac, surfaces that don't merely cover but manage airflow. For years that language remained confined beyond the barriers. This project crosses them.

The concept begins with a precise question: what would happen if an F1 aerodynamicist and a premium interior designer sat at the same table to design a compact SUV? The answer is this metallic bordeaux body with carbon fibre inserts — an object that does not choose between performance and refinement, because in motorsport that choice does not exist.

"The lines of F1 are not decoration. They are applied physics. Bringing them to the road means honouring them completely."

AERODYNAMICS AS FORM

The front end is the project's manifesto. The tripartite exposed carbon splitter is not a stylistic reference — it is functional, channelling air beneath the chassis to reduce lift at speed. The elongated LED headlight clusters, with their triangulated geometry, echo the turning vanes of modern single-seaters: every surface is angled to a precise degree, not for aesthetics, but to deflect.

The flanks carry carbon fibre side skirts that seal the lateral air channel, exactly as on the flat floors of top-tier racing cars. The roof — also in carbon — descends with a fastback taper that reduces aerodynamic drag without sacrificing rear headroom. Every formal choice carries a dual reading: aesthetic and engineering.

COLOUR AS A TECHNICAL CHOICE

The bordeaux chosen for this livery is not an off-the-shelf colour. It is a double-layer metallic finish that shifts register in light: cool and almost plum in shadow, warm and almost copper under the beam of the headlights. A chromatic behaviour that belongs to the world of competition materials — where every surface is designed to be read in motion, not at a standstill.

The pairing with exposed carbon fibre is not a contrast: it is a continuity of tone. The dark weave of the fibres echoes the veining of the deep bordeaux, creating a material coherence that runs the full length of the car from front splitter to rear diffuser.

INTERIOR AND LIVABILITY

Through the side glass, enveloping seats with integrated headrests are visible — the same philosophy as the ergonomic work chair, applied to a high-lateral-load driving seat. The cabin maintains generous proportions despite the high beltline: exterior compactness does not translate into interior compromise, because design must never choose between form and function.

This concept represents my approach to design: every visible element has a technical reason, every technical solution has visual dignity. From motorsport to architecture, from the chair to the body panel — the method is always the same. Form does not follow function. Form is function.