Praga Teases Monitor-Centered Street-Authorized Supercar For November 23 Debut

A Czech engineering firm that was based greater than 100 years in the past prepares the launch of a brand new low-volume supercar. Praga Automobiles now releases the primary teaser picture of its new product and a brief video previewing the yet-unnamed car, which is about to be revealed in full on November 23 at 17:00 GMT. We can have all the small print and can share them with you subsequent week however for now, there’s solely preliminary data obtainable.

Praga Automobiles says the car shall be road-legal however shall be targeted on most efficiency on the monitor. The automaker explains it’ll distribute the automobile worldwide however will restrict its manufacturing to simply 12 examples within the first yr of manufacturing in an effort to guarantee exclusivity. Whether or not meaning extra items shall be inbuilt 2024 and past, stays unclear for now.

The teaser video hooked up on the prime of this web page doesn’t reveal a lot, however Praga Automobiles says the supercar will characteristic “stand-out seems.” Regardless of its hardcore aerodynamics and concentrate on monitor efficiency, the machine shall be absolutely on-road compliable and shall be able to “very quick lap occasions within the fingers of expert drivers.”

The technical particulars stay a thriller for now, although Praga Automobiles confirms the supercar shall be powered by “petrol energy,” which seemingly means it has a gasoline combustion engine underneath the hood. The car’s physique, in flip, will characteristic carbon fiber parts as Praga apparently needs to construct a light-weight sports activities automobile for the monitor. 

It’s vital to notice the brand new mannequin is presently within the remaining levels of improvement and Praga Automobiles says it has no connection to the Praga R1 monitor race automobile (see the associated hyperlink above). The hand-built machine was unveiled about 10 years in the past and featured a four-cylinder, naturally-aspirated 2.0-liter Renault engine with 210 horsepower (155 kilowatts) and 162 pound-feet (220 Newton-meters) of torque.

Judging by the quick video, the road-legal supercar will seemingly be greater and have a bigger engine. Praga Automobiles additionally says the 2 machines will share their primary philosophies of light-weight building and a “dramatic excessive” power-to-weight ratio.