The Radical RXC will be little less than a car for Le Mans

Do you remember the manufacturer Radical? If you are a regular reader and a fan of cars and of the Nürburgring, it will probably sound familiar. If not, here are some facts to refresh your memory: although the great Stefan Bellof is the man who has lapped the Green Hell fastest with the Porsche 956 from 1983 (6:11.13), the production car with the fastest lap is the Radical SR8, with a time of 6:48.

The historical introduction serves only to present the next model Radical is going to unveil, the RXC (Radical Xtreme Coupe). The name says it all: from open-top competition cars we move to a vehicle with a roof, similar to a prototype (in fact they themselves say they have been inspired by the Peugeot 908 from Le Mans), which would have nothing to envy from those competing at Le Mans or the Nürburgring.

The guys from Piston Heads had the opportunity to visit Radical’s plant and see first-hand the construction of one of the RXC prototypes. A Ford V6 engine of 3.7 litres and 380 CV will serve as the heart of a car weighing only 900 kilos, so its performance should be respectable; according to the first indications, we are talking about an acceleration of 2.8 seconds from 0 to 100.

Although it will have no comfort features beyond air conditioning and a demister, the V6 engine will be the finest music one can hear from the RXC, along with the Quaife seven-speed sequential gearbox. The equipment on the non-competition models will be completed with traction control (with variable power depending on traction control) and the requirements needed to drive on the streets, such as mirrors, although we know that in Great Britain they are quite lenient with this type of car.

The new Radical will cost around 110,000 euros, for the first 10 customers only. For those who arrive late, the price will rise to a final price of almost 130,000 euros. Demand is planned to be very evenly split between the models created specifically for competition and their road-going variants.

Via | Piston Heads