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BEHIND THE SCENES

he VUHL 05 is a road-legal lightweight supercar that has been With attention to every client’s whim; from exposed carbon
precision-engineered for the track and endowed with exhilarating fiber bodies to hand-sewn contrasting stitching, VUHL
Tperformance. Its design was penned by Etxe, the brainchild of goes far beyond sales and service, providing a program
industrial designers, brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverría. designed for clients to develop their sports driving skills at
a private racetrack.
The Echeverría brothers’ profound passion for all things automotive
stems from a hands-on role with GT and formula racing cars. This Created in state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities
passion was fostered by their father, Guillermo Echeverría Senior who at Querétaro Aerospace Cluster, VUHL production is
successfully built and promoted the brand for over thirty years. purposefully limited to 25 bespoke vehicles per year and
exported worldwide. VUHL recently entered the U.S.
Launched at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2013 and continuously market after the 05RR launch and unveiling at Pebble
evolving, the 05 has developed from an open top sports car to a full-on Beach in 2019. Their extensive dealer partnerships provide
street-legal race car, setting the fastest lap record for three consecutive full sales and aftersales services, including their track day
years at the Race of Champions. programme on both the East and West coasts, commencing
with California and Florida and thereafter expanding
The 2020 model, the O5RR, with a 600 bhp/ton power to weight ratio, through to Texas and Arizona.
elevates the model to hypercar, providing an exhilarating driving
experience, along with superb performance, and making 0-60 mph in As of December 2019, VUHL is also displayed alongside
2.7 seconds possible. the likes of Rimac and Koenigsegg, in conjunction with
industry-leader group Grand Chelem at their 6,500 square-
foot showroom in Mexico City.

Iker and Guillermo Echeverría

Photos Courtesy Of: VUHL
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