For additional proof that Silk-FAW is not messing around, look at its employment history. The car was designed by Walter de Silva, who led Alfa Romeo’s design team from 1986 to 1999. From 2007 to 2015, he was responsible for all designs from Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti.
But design is just one part of what makes a supercar great. You need a prestigious engineer to keep it pointing the right side up. Until it decided to build a supercar, most of Hongqi’s models were based on the Audi 100 platform.
To circumnavigate these particular problems, Silk-Faw hired former Ferrari and BMW executive Roberto Fedeli as its chief technical officer. Fedeli played a crucial role in models like the Ferrari 458 Speciale and BMW i8.
