Q&A GORDON MURRAY

What will your new IGM flagship be like?

“It’ll go against current trends to an extent, though not in technology terms – that’ll be right up to date. But it’ll be a pure driver’s car. I feel supercars have lost their way to an extent recently by getting bigger, heavier and more complex. Our car will get right away from all that.”

When will the new IGM sports car go on sale?

“I have no idea. I’ve asked the guys not to put me under pressure. We have other pressing projects and clients. We have an outline plan but our ideas are still developing. It’ll come when it comes.”

Will it be a new design?

“It will, in the sense that we’ll design it all, but our plan is to offer a variety of istream platforms to clients, both OEMS and start-ups, and we may choose from time to time to put our own top hat on one. We’ll probably need to finance the first IGM car from a standing start, but after that the cars we build in small batches will be made economic by volume usage of our platforms.”

Can you give us an idea of cost?

“Not really. But we won’t be aiming specifically at the rarefied atmosphere. We want our success at making platforms in volume to help us keep prices sensible.”

How will you sell the IGM cars you make?

“They’ll sell directly, from our new Dunsfold HQ. They’ll all use our new istream Superlight process.”