t might look like a classical powerful front engine GT and you'd be forgiven for thinking it's powered by a large and powerful multi-cylinder engine, but in fact, the Lightning is an electric car due to reach buyers in 18 months time. CDN spoke to principal designer Daniel Durrant who took us through the design - one of the most impressive aspects of which is that it started only nine months ago.
Overall, the exterior theme is classical sports GT with overtones of sixties coupes such as the Maserati Ghibli in its long, low proportions, gently raked rear and kicked up rear side window. Contemporary surfacing and detail design - such as the fading side feature line and circular rear lights connected by a single graphic element - help lift this design above other British low volume sports car designs.
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