U.S.-Chinese challenger to Ferrari picks Italy to debut $1.8M hypercar

Silk-FAW Hongqi S9 — The S9 was designed by Volkswagen Group's former styling chief Walter De Silva. It is expected to go into production in Italy in 2023.

August 11, 2021 05:15 AM

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy – The U.S.-Chinese startup Silk-FAW will debut the production version of its S9 plug-in hybrid hypercar on the sidelines on the Milan Design Week in early September.

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