Praga is a 115-year Czech firm that builds race vehicles, go-karts, and planes. It is now asserting the Bohema hypercar that it claims patrons can drive to the monitor, flip GT3-comparable lap occasions, after which return dwelling. Former System One and present IndyCar Sequence driver Romain Grosjean is helping with the mannequin’s testing.
The center of the Bohema is a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that’s associated to the powerplant within the Nissan GT-R. The corporate has a provide take care of the automaker for the engines. Praga desires this software to make 700 horsepower (522 kilowatts) and 535 pound-feet (725 Newton-meters). It additionally plans to suit a dry sump oil system that would cut back the powerplant’s top by 5.5 inches (140 millimeters). The exhaust pipes are titanium.
The supposed gearbox is a Hewland sequential unit with a robotic clutch.
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Praga initiatives that the Bohema’s prime velocity is over 186 miles per hour (300 kilometers per hour). The corporate would not point out a 0-60 mph acceleration estimate. The hypercar is meant to weigh 2,165 kilos (982 kilograms) with out gasoline.
The Bohema has a low-slung look that instantly evokes an endurance racing prototype. Openings within the nostril expose parts of the suspension and permit for seeing straight by way of the physique. In profile, the rear wing seems extra like a long-tail physique. Aerodynamically, this piece produces over 1,984 kilos (900 kilograms) of downforce at 155 mph (250 kph), in keeping with the automaker. A carbon-fiber monocoque is beneath the outside panels.
The cabin retains issues easy. Praga says there may be room for 2 adults as tall as 6 toes 6 inches (2 meters). The driving force grips a hexagonal steering wheel with buttons on all sides for controlling issues just like the flip indicators, horn, and headlights. A digital instrument show is within the center. There is no infotainment display screen. As an alternative, a number of extra buttons are on the middle stack. A aspect pod on all sides has 1.766 cubic toes (50 liters) of area and has room for becoming a helmet.
Praga intends to supply 89 items of the Bohema. The projected beginning worth for every of them is €1.28 million ($1.3 million at present change charges). The corporate claims closing improvement is now underway, and it plans to construct 10 examples of the hypercar in 2023. The primary deliveries are supposed to start within the latter a part of that yr.