SSC Tuatara: interior preview

Shelby SuperCars has unveiled the interior of its upcoming Tuatara supercar. Among the features are the aerospace inspired design and the distinctive hole patterns.

Designed by Jason Castriota, the Tuatara is a supercar expected to be built in limited series within the next 2 years.

The interior design of the V8-powered sportscar features a design strongly influenced by the exterior aesthetics as well as by the aerospace world.

Among the distinctive details are the instruments, consisting of glass screens lit up by Pico projectors behind – similarly to HUD displays – and complemented by small displays on the sides, showing additional infos such as the current gear.

Two small auxiliary screens are dedicated to the car passenger with the goal of providing a co-pilot-like experience.

The center tunnel is dominated by the large touch display, combined with additional circular controls and buttons.

The same circular theme is adopted on the hole pattern design – also present on the exterior body panels – which is visible on the center console, door panels, along the base of the windshield where it serves as the defrost vents and along the rear console positioned between the seats.

Below we report additional details from the official SSC’s release.

Just on the left side of the central console is the red “START” button, which when pressed initiates a clockwise-motion lighting sequence on the red lights located around the start button. The engine turns on immediately when all the red lights have illuminated.

Large woofers are located in the lower portion of the door panel design as part of the Tuatara’s premium sound package.

Displayed in this interior fly-through are both the 7-Speed H-Pattern manual gear shift, as well as the steering column mounted 7-Speed paddle shift available as an option on the Tuatara.

The central AC vents are inspired by the Tuatara’s twin central exhausts. The side AC vents are inspired by the 4 rocket exhaust design found on the Space Shuttles.

Optional Interior colors will consist of a 2-tone appearance accented in exposed carbon fiber and elegant touches of metal.

The door pulls of the Tuatara are meant to resemble the styling of the flying buttresses from the rear sides of the car’s exterior.

(Source: SSC)

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