New road-legal Praga Bohema supercar debuts
, 2022-11-23 11:10:22,
This is the Praga Bohema, a road-legal track day car with a carbonfibre chassis, race-derived suspension and a twin-turbo V6 engine borrowed from the Nissan GT-R. Due to enter extremely limited production next year, the Bohema will act as a flagship model for the 115 year-old company and represents the next step in its road-car program after the R1R. Priced from a cool £1.32 million, Praga will wrap up its development early next year with production following shortly after.
All Bohemas are built on a carbonfibre monocoque chassis wrapped in yet more carbonfibre panels. Like all Pragas, keeping weight to a minimum is paramount in its design, with every element of the car’s construction scrutinised to keep weight as low as possible. The cabin, for instance, might be more commodious and comfortable than any Praga before it, but it’s built up from just 56 individual pieces of carbonfibre that together weigh just 34kg. All-in, Praga has targeted a weight figure of just 986kg wet, with an empty fuel tank.
The suspension is a pushrod setup with passive coilovers that are mounted horizontally to help keep the bodywork as low to the ground as possible. These are hooked up to bespoke carbonfibre wishbones and control arms. The standard wheels and tyres are a staggered 18- and 19-inch setup running a set of Pirelli Trofeo R tyres, but a full set of 18-inch wheels are available to suit full racing slicks for track use. The braking package consists of 380mm carbon ceramic discs…
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