Praga R1R
There are perhaps few automotive niche's
as pointless or as exciting as the world of track day sports cars. Of course no
one needs a purpose built race car that can be driven on the street but those
that are for sale are some of the most exciting and thrilling cars currently
built.
The new Praga R1R is one of them. While
almost all cars of this sort hail from the UK, the R1R actually comes from
Slovakia and promises ridiculous levels of on-track performance with the
convenience of being street legal. As Evo Magazine recently discovered, it
certainly delivers.
Powering the R1R is a 2.0-liter
four-cylinder engine sourced from RenaultSport but to help the 670 kg car
along, Praga has turbocharged it. That means it delivers 390 hp at 6,750 rpm
and 391 lb-ft of torque at 4,200 rpm to the rear wheels courtesy of a racing
gearbox from Hewland.
Downforce levels are so high that it
just 200 km/h, the R1R is already generating more downforce than its
total mass. That means it's very fast.
