Sasha Selipanov (Designer for Lamborghini, Bugatti, Koenigsegg!) - TST Podcast #828

What a show! Our guest is automotive designer Sasha Selipanov. He has the job many of us dreamed of us as kids: supercar designer. He penned the Lamborghini Huracan, Bugatti Chiron, Koenigsegg's Gemera and CC850, and the Genesis concept. Strong resume.
We learn about how Sasha got started; the unexpected company that helped with his Ferrari project at school; lessons from his first job at VW; making the leap to Lamborghini, Bugatti, and Koenigsegg; the constraints of working for a big OEM; what it's like to work with Christian von Koenigsegg; his wild first experience driving a fast car; and why he hates cladding.

https://www.instagram.com/sashaselipanov/?hl=en
Recorded May 19, 2023

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0:00 Preview
0:12 Sponsors
2:05 Show contents
3:00 Start!
3:35 Starting with designing normal cars
9:35 Designing digitally
10:17 Competing designers
11:54 Dino concept
14:17 First design for VW
15:40 Designing the Huracan
18:58 Driving a Veyron
19:40 Design integrity
24:10 Koenigsegg
26:49 NASCAR sponsor
28:09 Designing Bugatti Chiron
34:55 Koenigsegg Gemera hypercar
45:35 Koenigsegg CC850
52:00 EV packaging freedom
58:15 Cybertruck/functional design
1:06:40 Patreon
1:06:52 Designer compromises
1:10:26 Carbon fiber skepticism
1:12:15 Coupe crossovers
1:13:04 Pitching a car
1:14:10 New M3/M4 grille
1:14:23 Engine location design
1:16:54 Knowing when you’re done
1:17:32 Thank you Sasha
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