Brabham has confirmed the official pricing and
details of the new BT62 Competition spec, which will be used for the brand’s
endurance racing debut at Brands Hatch, on November 9-10. Offered alongside the Road
Compliant Conversion and Ultimate Track Car, the BT62 Competition starts at
£ 750,000 (US$ 964,231/€ 868,737) in the UK, without tax, and is a stripped back
variant prepped for racing.
It’s delivered without the Initial Spares Pack and
passenger seat (although these can be ordered as separate options) and retains
the lightweight carbon-chromoly safety cell with integrated roll cage. The
advanced aerodynamics give it 1,200 kg of downforce, while other
features include the carbon-on-carbon brakes, motorsport ABS and traction
control.
Wearing the Celebration bespoke wrap, which joins
the Signature livery, the BT62 Competition can be had in left- or right-hand
drive and also carries a pneumatic jacking system, center-locking wheels,
race-ready gauge display and removable multi-function steering wheel. It packs
a 5.4-liter, naturally aspirated V8 engine that produces 700 horsepower and 4667 Nm of torque – numbers that are identical in
all versions of the hypercar, regardless if they’re road-legal or not.
The small automaker quoted Jason Plato, who put the
BT62 to the test for the Fifth Gear TV show, saying: “This is driving in its
absolute purest form, which is not surprising given the family heritage behind
this amazing creation… it’s a very serious car, but it’s very user-friendly and
confidence inspiring. It’s epic, actually.”
