The 23-year-old founder and CEO of Sanrivatti, Santiago Sánchez Rivero, explained the thinking behind the idea: “On a high-performance motorcycle, rider and machine move as one. The connection is immediate, physical and instinctive.”
He continued, “For me, the question was never how to create more power or more speed. The question was how to create a deeper connection between driver and machine.”
Sanrivatti claims it is developing proprietary technologies that will enable the driver to move more naturally with the vehicle, “helping to create a heightened sense of awareness, superior balance, and enhanced connection during acceleration, braking and cornering”. A working prototype is also helping the company understand the posture, control and other aspects of how the Apex Position will work in real-world conditions.
So far, Sanrivatti hasn’t released any other details about its radical speed machine, including what engine it’ll have or if it’ll be allowed on the road, but has promised more information will follow in the coming months.
In the meantime, it has built up a team which includes expertise from Lotus, Bentley and McLaren. Paul Arkesden, Sanrivatti’s executive director of technology partnerships, was previously Singer’s head of engineering and project leader for the McLaren P1.
“What attracted me to Sanrivatti was the originality of the thinking behind it,” said Arkesden. “The automotive industry has become incredibly effective at refining established ideas, however, opportunities to explore genuinely new perspectives are much rarer.”
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