The SR8 RSX stands out from nearly everything else on the road thanks to a striking design inspired by the LMP2 racers that Radical enters in the 24 Hours of Le Mans every year. Interior pictures were not published but the automaker promises its latest model is fitted two FIA-certified bucket seats and a seven-inch thin-film transistor (TFT) screen that displays vital information about the car and its surroundings. A built-in wi-fi connection lets the driver download data.
Power for the SR8 RSX comes from a 3.0-liter V8 engine tuned to produce 440 horsepower at 10,500 rpms and 280 lb-ft. of torque at 7,500 rpms. Radical is keeping performance specifications under wraps until the SR8 RSX is shown to the public but it promises the car tips the scale at a hair under 1,900 pounds.
Designed and built in-house, the V8 engine is certified to go 40 hours between rebuilds, which equates to approximately a full season of racing. It spins the rear wheels via a seven-speed sequential gearbox controlled via shift paddles.
Eligible to compete in the 2015 European Masters Championship, the Radical SR8 RSX is scheduled to go on sale across England next January with a base price of £109,950, a sum that converts to approximately $175,000. At the time of writing Radical is not planning on offering the car in the United States.
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