The Praga Bohema is an upcoming high-performance limited-production sports car manufactured by Czech marque Praga.
| Praga Bohema | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Production | 2023– |
| Model years | 2023 |
| Assembly | Orechová Potôň, Slovakia[1] |
| Designer | Juraj Mitro[2] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Nissan VR38DETT 3,799 cc (231.8 cu in) twin-turbocharged V6 |
| Transmission | Hewland 6-speed sequential manual transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,770 mm (108.9 in) |
| Length | 4,510 mm (177.4 in) |
| Width | 2,000 mm (78.9 in) |
| Height | 1,060 mm (41.7 in) |
| Kerb weight | 982 kg (2,165 lb) |
Production
editThe car was introduced in November 2022.[3] The production will begin in the second half of 2023, when the first 10 cars will be made. In the same year, the Czech brand will open its new representative office in England, where customers will have the opportunity to specify the car. In the next four to five years, around 20 cars will be produced by each time.[4] Production will be limited to 89 units, to celebrate Praga's 89th anniversary since Praga's victory at the 1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia in 1933.[5]
Design
editAlthough the Bohema is heavily oriented towards track performance, it maintains several features that somewhat preserve its useability as a road car, such as storage bins located at the rear wheel arches and Alcantara stitching in the interior.[5][6] British firm Litchfield Engineering has also made several modifications to the engine, which is shared with the Nissan GT-R. The VR38DETT's wet sump oil system has been replaced with a dry sump, the turbochargers have been replaced with Litchfield's own, bringing power and torque up to 710 PS (700 hp; 522 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 725 N⋅m (535 lb⋅ft) between 3,000 rpm and 6,000 rpm, and is paired to a titanium exhaust at the rear.[7]
Power is sent through the rear wheels via a 6-speed Hewland sequential manual transmission, to tyres fitted with Pirelli Trofeo R (305/30 ZR19 102Y rear, 245/40 ZR18 97Y front). This arrangement allows for the interchangeability of road tyres with track-only Michelin slicks, which are the same size.[8]
The mechanical grip is complemented by the radical exterior design that Praga claims will provide 900 kg (1,984 lb) of downforce at 250 km/h (155 mph).[8] This is a similar ratio to the Bugatti Veyron. With such downforce, the car could theoretically drive upside down at this speed. Extensive use of carbon fibre throughout the car including its chassis gives it a kerb weight of just under 1,000 kg (2,205 lb).[9]
Specifications
edit| Model | Engine | Displacement | Power | Torque | 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) |
Top speed | Downforce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan VR | Twin-turboV6, 24 valves | 3,799 cc | 700 hp (522 kW; 710 PS) at 6,800 rpm | 725 N⋅m (535 lbf⋅ft) at 6,000 rpm | 3.5 s | 186 mph (300 km/h) | 250 km/h: 900 kg |
References
edit- ^ Lane, Richard (23 November 2022). "2023 Praga Bohema is track-ready, road-legal 700bhp hypercar". Autocar. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Banks, Nargess (23 November 2022). "Praga Cars Chief Designer On The Czech Marque's €1.28m Bohema Hypercar". Forbes. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Praga Cars Chief Designer On The Czech Marque's €1.28m Bohema Hypercar". Forbes. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Praga nabídne nový supersport Bohema s výkonem 700 koní za 30 milionů Kč". Autoroad.cz.
- ^ a b Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (23 November 2022). "Praga Bohema track-focused hypercar revealed". MotorAuthority. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Bell, Jonathan (26 November 2022). "Praga Bohema supercar's Czech racing heritage shines through". Wallpaper. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Ragoni, Emiliano (3 December 2022). "700 cavalli al prezzo di oltre 1 milione di euro: ecco la supercar ceca Praga Bohema". Forbes Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b Englert, Paul (23 November 2022). "Le Mans-Prototyp für die Straße". Auto Motor und Sport (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Duff, Mike (30 November 2022). "Praga Bohema, Czech Hypercar, Blurs the Line between Road Car and Race Car". Car and Driver. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
External links
edit- The Praga Bohema at Pragaglobal.com