Prodrive P2
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The Prodrive P2 is a prototype two-seater sports car designed, engineered and built by Prodrive at its Banbury and Warwick sites. The car is based on the platform of the Subaru R1 keicar and has a modified Subaru Impreza WRX STi engine along with many Prodrive systems originally designed for their World Rally Championship and Sports Car Racing programmes. The car's styling was done by Peter Stevens, who also designed the McLaren F1. The car includes rally-inspired anti-lag to prevent turbo lag, as well as an active center and active rear differential that maximizes grip. A fully working car has been built, and was tested on the TV motoring programme Top Gear — it had 345 bhp (257 kW/350 PS), obtained a 0-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds, a top speed of 174 miles per hour, and had a Power Lap of 1:24.3, beating such cars as the TVR Sagaris, Audi R8, BMW M5 and Aston Martin Vanquish. The car's active rear differential automatically shifts torque to whichever of the four wheels need it most during maneuvering, based on spin-slip sensor readings; this is a common rally-car technology rarely seen on road cars. Prodrive have claimed that the car could retail for only around £40,000, but have said there are no plans to put the car into production at present. [edit] External links This article about an automobile produced after 1975 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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