A racing car can look cool sitting still, but that’s
not what it’s meant for. It’s designed and engineered to be out on the track,
and that’s just what the new Lynk & Co 03 TCR has done for the first time.
The 03 TCR is a new competition touring car being
developed by Volvo, Geely’s youthful new Lynk & Co brand and their
motorsport partner Cyan Racing (previously part of Polestar before Volvo bought
that company outright).
It’s based on the upcoming Lynk & Co 03 sedan,
but this version’s being developed to compete in the World Touring Car Cup in
place of the Volvo S60. There’s even a road-going production version slated to
follow with some 500 horsepower.
Geely Group Motorsport revealed the 03 TCR a little
over a month ago, and has now undertaken the first test sessions at Estoril in
Portugal and Mantorp in Sweden. Behind the wheel were touring car racing legend
Yvan Muller and Thed Björk, who are slated to drive the car in the WTCR next
season.
