As befits its versatile credentials, the Skye’s boot is accessed via a hinged tailgate, and the rear bench – big enough for children – can be removed altogether for additional room. “We’ve edited our vision to only include necessary design elements, giving the driver and passengers everything they need while avoiding wasted space” said Callum.
The Callum company’s total staff now runs to more than 20 people, although Ian Callum says the firm’s intention is always to remain “small and agile”.
As the first all-new Callum model, the Skye succeeds successful programmes unveiled since the company was founded in 2019, including a highly individualistic reinterpretation of the 2001 Aston Martin Vanquish (an Ian Callum original), a string of impressive forays into product design and some still-secret collaborative projects.
Q&A with Ian Callum, Callum’s design chief
Did you consider a sports car as your first own-brand product?
“We did but decided it would be a bit predictable. We settled on something that would show our versatility, and that we’re about all kinds of vehicles, not just one.”
How many Skyes will you make?
