Sasha Selipanov on the Tesla Cybertruck, Lamborghini Huracán, & Defining the Perfect Hypercar

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman sit down with Founder & CEO of Hardline27 - Sasha Selipanov! Sasha talks about his recent experience with the Tesla Cybertruck, his Bertone Pharoah design, his role on the Lamborghini Huacán, his design philosophy, Bugatti Chiron, Genesis Essentia, Koenigsegg, his take on EVs, what defines a good hypercar, Hardline27, and more! 0:35 - Question of the Day: Hot-Swappable Batteries. 5:25 - About today's guest, Sasha Selipanov! 8:31 - First impression/experience with the Tesla Cybertruck. 12:55 - Sasha's Bertone Pharoah design. 15:48 - Jonny's Tesla Cybertruck review. 17:31 - Cybertruck design review. 22:12 - Liberating design. 23:45 - Design philosophy. 32:23 - Sasha's background. 35:43 - Automotive influences. 42:45 - Path to ArtCenter. 46:50 - On the Lamborghini Huracán. 54:29 - What a Lamborghini should be. 57:31 - Bugatti Chiron/Next Gen Veyron design. 01:02:12 - Genesis of working on the Bugatti Chiron team. 01:04:53 - The 1/24 scale Bugatti Chiron. 01:10:06 - Genesis Essentia. 01:12:58 - Koenigsegg CC8S. CC850. Jesko. 01:18:38 - 99% of cars should be EVs. 01:21:00 - Are hypercars no longer about performance? 01:23:06 - EV vs Hypercars. 01:26:09 - What defines a good hypercar? 01:30:01 - Hardline27. 01:32:53 - Chinese market. 01:38:05 - GT-R. 01:42:27 - Designing for the screen generation.