Praga Bohema Prototype Debuts As Future Observe-Targeted Supercar

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 residence. Former Method One and present IndyCar Sequence driver Romain Grosjean is helping with the mannequin’s testing.

The guts 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 needs 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 scale back the powerplant’s top by 5.5 inches (140 millimeters). The exhaust pipes are titanium.

The meant gearbox is a Hewland sequential unit with a robotic clutch.

Praga tasks that the Bohema’s high velocity is over 186 miles per hour (300 kilometers per hour). The corporate does 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 means of the physique. In profile, the rear wing appears to be like extra like a long-tail physique. Aerodynamically, this piece produces over 1,984 kilos (900 kilograms) of downforce at 155 mph (250 kph), based on 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 motive 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 a substitute, just a few 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 provide 89 models of the Bohema. The projected beginning value for every of them is €1.28 million ($1.3 million at present change charges). The corporate claims remaining 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 12 months.