Prolific English racecar builder, Radical, has revealed its eagerly awaited Le Mans inspired road car: the Radical RXC (Extreme Coupe) â€" featuring a heavily tuned mid-mounted 284kW Ford V6 engine.
Radical currently holds the production car lap record at the famed Nurburgring with their Radical SR8, but alongside the RXC road car, is a race variant ready for International GT and sportscar competition that is sure to push production car boundaries further again.
The all-new Radical RXC is the result of three and a half years of development and is a clean-sheet design that is arguably the world’s most extreme road-legal (at least in the UK) coupe.
With a kerbweight just over 900 kilos and its 3.7-litre V6 engine producing 283kW/433Nm, the Radical RXC claims a 0-100km/h-sprint time of 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 286km/h.
The V6 is Euro5 compliant and boasts 10,000km service intervals and is intended to be both reliable and durable, but for those that want even more power, buyers can choose a 358kW version of Radical’s proven 3.0-litre V8 powerplant from the record-holding SR8.
Power is transferred to the road through an all-new bespoke Quaife seven-speed transverse gearbox featuring paddle-shifters for 50ms upshifts and automatic throttle blipping for clutchless downshifts.
The suspension is also bespoke and developed around an inboard pushrod suspension system with double wishbones all round and adjustable GT3-style camber and suspension geometry.
Standard brakes are six-pot calipers on 330mm front and 310mm rear discs, although, buyers can option carbon ceramic versions.
The Radical RXC gets 17-inch centre-lock wheels â€" the largest ever fitted to a Radical sports car.
It’s well specified, too, with a multi-function fully adjustable steering wheel, electronic power steering, electrically adjustable and heated side mirrors, air conditioning, heated windscreen, LED daytime running lights and an adjustable pedal box. Also included is a pair of bespoke Corbeau FIA-compliant bucket seats with six-point harness.
The company has not yet released prices and delivery dates for the Radical RXC.
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