Be happy to right me if I’m mistaken, however I’ve all the time considered driving jackets with the identical bemusement as driving gloves: one thing that will look cool in my head, however in actuality, would make me appear like a little bit of a pretentious doorknob who takes his already crippling fascination with automobiles and driving a bit too severely.

The occasions I completely do choose to don a leather-based outer garment is on the subject of mounting something with two wheels. On a motorcycle, it’s purely useful and doubtlessly skin-saving. Wrapped within the protected confines of a contemporary automobile with local weather management, properly, it appears somewhat redundant. Fireproof overalls for racing, they don’t seem to be.

However I suppose you probably have £2 million ($2.75 million) to spend on a Lotus Evija hypercar, what different folks take into consideration you might be the least of your considerations. And if you’re a type of fortunate millionaires, then Norton &a Sons — a Savile Row tailoring enterprise with 200 years of historical past — has simply the bespoke driving jacket for you.

Described as a “distinctive light-weight luxurious driving jacket,” every garment will likely be tailored to the measurements of its proprietor. It’s produced from a superfine light-weight waterproof merino wool/nylon technical textile manufactured in Italy by Loro Piana, and options state-of-the-art Cobrax and Riri {hardware}.

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The design was created by Norton & Sons Design Director Patrick Grant and Lotus Design Director Russell Carr. The entrance pocket form outlined with twin pink stitching is drawn from the Lotus Evija’s ‘ribbon’ tail mild design whereas detailing on the nape of the neck, each inside and out of doors the jacket, repeats that motif and includes a golden quantity 16 – the Savile Row handle of the Norton & Sons’ store. Different tributes to Lotus heritage embody three underarm air flow eyelets impressed by the Lotus Elan 1600’s triple taillight design.

Regardless of solely being supplied to those that’ve already shelled out the dosh to get, what Lotus says, would be the strongest manufacturing automobile on the highway, you’ll nonetheless should pay additional to purchase the jacket — and its worth hasn’t been disclosed, suggesting that it ain’t low cost. Which, in fact, received’t be a problem for Evija homeowners…

What do you suppose? Are driving jackets “cool,” and would you ever be compelled to put on one — Evija proprietor or not?