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Khumalo · Cape Town
Khumalo Automobiles, South African hypercar maker in Cape Town: Emotion
Project A28, the first Khumalo hypercar, in development in Cape Town.
Concept film and renders
- Project
- A28
- Status
- Concept in development
- Drawn in
- Cape Town
We don't build cars. We build beauty, together.The Khumalo ethos
§ 01A short film
Project A28, in the studio
Twenty-seven seconds with the A28 concept under studio light, with an original score. Edited from Khumalo's concept film and renders.
- Title
- A28, in the studio
- Length
- 0:27
- Subject
- Project A28, concept
The collection
Two ways into the Khumalo world
Our own hypercar, planned to be built by hand in very small numbers. And the cars of others, sourced for you.
The flagshipConcept · in development
Project A28
A sculpture before it is a machine. Planned with a naturally aspirated engine and a gated manual, built around the driver.
Discover the car
For clients
Vehicle Sourcing
Tell us the car you want. We find it for you, here or abroad, check it and bring it to you.
How it works
01 · The look
It begins with a glance
The headlights are shaped after the human eye: almond, calm, a little mysterious.
02 · The line
Carved, not stamped
One surface flows into the next like fabric in motion, shaped by wind and time.
03 · The whole
Project A28
A sculpture first and a machine second, and the two are inseparable.
§ 02In three dimensions
Walk around it
Drag to turn the car, pinch or scroll to come closer.
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An early digital model, generated from the concept renders. Proportions and details are approximate. Choose paint and materials in the atelier.
Philosophy
How will it become when we do it?
Khumalo Automobiles is a hypercar, beauty and craftsmanship company in Cape Town, South Africa, founded by Kwazi Khumalo in 2025. We design original cars inspired by nature, by mechanical beauty and purity, and by the cultures, heritages and traditions of the world, from African and Arabic to European and Mexican, and we push past what a conventional car can be.
We favour the old-school engine over the modern electric one, and we take on difficult challenges to bring back the old feeling of exclusivity and comfort.
Heritage
Craft and traditions from cultures around the world, in every surface, stitch and detail.
Warmth
Natural leather and wood, and a welcome that feels like family.
Beauty
A car should be beautiful and functional, and worthy of existing as art.
Resilience
Built to last for decades, by people who don't give up.
Engineering
Mechanical purity
PlannedNaturally aspirated V12
No turbochargers, no hybrid assistance. Chosen for response and sound.
PlannedSix-speed gated manual
A visible metal gate and a linkage engineered in-house, so every change is felt.
PlannedCarbon-fibre monocoque
Planned to be designed and built in Khumalo's own workshop. It sets the car's stiffness and proportions.
The atelier
Yours, in every detail
Paint, accent metal, carbon, leather and stitching, chosen with you and finished by hand. Try a colour, then open the full atelier.
Studio Black
Open the atelier
Vehicle Sourcing
The car you want, found for you
Khumalo finds vehicles on behalf of clients, in South Africa or abroad, and handles the checks, purchase, transport and paperwork through to handover.
Your brief
The car, the specification and the history you want.
The search
We look for cars that genuinely match, and tell you plainly what we find.
Verification
History, condition and paperwork, checked before you commit.
Delivery
Transport, paperwork and, if the car is abroad and import is permitted, clearance and registration. Then handover.
Founder & CEO
Kwazi Khumalo
Kwazi founded Khumalo to build cars the way the great independent makers do. He believes a car should be both beautiful and functional, whatever it takes, and a work of art that deserves to exist for its own sake.
The marque
A private invitation
Begin a conversation
Production of the A28 is planned at fewer than one hundred cars. Register your interest, arrange a private presentation, or tell us about the car you're searching for.