Revolution Racecars Has Launched A 750kg, 350bhp Track Weapon
This 350bhp, 750kg racer is coming to a track near you soon, and not just for occasional track days.
Described by its makers as “an all-new track and race car conceived, designed, developed and built by racers for racers.” It’s the work of Radical Sportscars co-founder Phil Abbott and British designer Simon Cox, who is said to have had free licence to make it look however he wanted.
The astonishing-looking result is the first product of fledgling car maker Revolution Racecars, which built it to compete in “a number of” existing race championships. It brings Le Mans Prototype (LMP) degrees of downforce, construction and safety to a much lower cost base.
Said to be heading for a high-five-figure entry price, it features two seats in a German-made carbonfibre tub, ahead of a 3.7-litre Ford V6 tuned for a balance of power and reliability. Revolution Racecars promises over 6000 miles between rebuilds.
The gearbox is a specialist six-speed sequential item from 3MO. It’s similar to the kit fitted to World Rally Championship cars. The steering wheel is claimed to be roughly like those in Formula 1, with digital readouts and controls accessed via wheel-mounted buttons, dials and switches.
Source: Autocar
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Not gonna lie; not the best looking thing… im not a huge fan of the “futuristic concept” style. Not doubting it’s abilities but it looks like a storm chaser’s rig.
Storm chasers like downforce. Racing drivers like downforce. On that much, we agree.
Storm chasers get to, you know, not be blown away by tornadoes if their rig stays on the ground… Kinda important.
This looks like it came straight put of hot wheels
Ew
Revolution what?
Wait - a Ford V6 with 3.7L of displacement and 350 PS that needs to be rebuilt every 6000 miles ? The 370Z Nismo makes more power and doesn’t need a rebuild until 150’000 km or so… weird.
Yeah I was going to say it sounds pretty poor.
6000 miles of hard driving. That’s not making it sound amazing, but a 370z would not last 150,000 miles if you redlined every gear of its life
The difference is that you won’t redline a 370Z on a regular basis. If you ran every gear almost into the limiter every time, I promise you it won’t last half as long. The fact that the engine is mounted to a race transmission and clutch doesn’t exactly help the longevity of the engine either.
A thing that shocks me more than the low rebuild distance is that this V6 has less horsepower per litre than a E46 M3. I mean, 3.7L for only 350HP? I am missing something?
You’d be surprised if you saw how often racing engines are actually rebuilt.
I used to rebuild my engine every day when I owned my Birel… You have to, to stay competitive. If you don’t, you’re losing horsepower and won’t win races.
6000 miles is, even at an average speed of 200 miles per hour, 30 hours… Of racing… Between rebuild. See how it’s longer than even the longest endurance race (Thunderbolt 25?) It seems intentional. 😉😉
Looks similar to the Devel Sixteen,
but it has way less power, and it drives
Wipeout 2019 Leaked😂
There is a radical Radical touch in it.
Well, it has some very efficient aerodynamic features. More car makers need to focus on that.
I need a race between this, a radical rx8 or whatever it’s called, ktm crossbow, bac mono, and the Morgan 3 wheeler. (Because topgear, thanks Hammond)