Sanrivatti has shown a first teaser of its hypercar, which puts the driver in a forward-leaning stance like a motorcycle racer’s, ahead of the full exterior reveal on 13 November.
What if the best way to connect a driver to a hypercar was to have them lean over it like a motorcycle racer? That’s the idea behind Sanrivatti, a young brand based in the Netherlands. It has now released a first teaser image of the car built around that idea.
The image is a dark three-quarter rear view, and it gives little away. Sanrivatti will reveal the full exterior design on 13 November at its headquarters in the Netherlands.
Driver First, Everything Else After
Santiago Sánchez Rivero founded Sanrivatti after working as an engineer at Donkervoort. The brand calls its design philosophy the Apex Position and presents it as a world first.
Most cars start with the chassis or the powertrain. Sanrivatti says it starts with the human body instead, looking at posture, balance and how well the driver can feel the car move. The stated aim is to close the physical and sensory gap between person and machine, so that driving feels more direct and instinctive.
Borrowing From MotoGP
In practice, the driver gives up the usual seated position for a forward-leaning one. The torso sits closer to the structure, the arms reach out to the controls and the legs stretch towards the rear.
If you’ve seen a MotoGP rider tucked over the fuel tank, you’ll recognise the inspiration. Sanrivatti claims the stance will help the driver read the road or track better and pick up the car’s responses more sharply. Visibility is one of its main development priorities, and the company says the layout should give a wider field of view.
The Hard Questions
Those are the manufacturer’s claims, and nothing has been tested independently yet. Turning the idea into a usable car means rethinking a lot of established design, and the teaser doesn’t answer any of these questions.
- Endurance: acceleration, hard braking and cornering forces would load up the neck, shoulders, arms and spine. A posture that’s comfortable for a few minutes could get tiring over a long track session.
- Vision: a wider view is promised, but a low, tilted stance could also change peripheral vision and make distances harder to judge.
- Getting in and out: with the body this close to the front structure, the door openings, normal entry and emergency extraction all need fresh thinking.
- Controls: it’s not yet clear whether the car will keep a normal steering wheel or switch to motorcycle-style controls.
- Safety: the cabin structure, belts or harnesses, any airbags and the crumple zones must all suit an unusual seating position.
From Stealth to Sheet Metal
Sánchez Rivero says the company is now moving from concept to a physical car. He describes the 13 November reveal as the completion of another strategic and technical milestone. Sanrivatti only came out of its confidential phase earlier this year.
There’s still no word on powertrain, performance, pricing or production numbers. For now, the Apex Position is a promise about how the car will feel rather than a set of figures. So when the covers come off on 13 November, the bodywork won’t be the main thing to look at. The real story is where the driver sits, and how.
