The Red Bull RB17 It has a few problems: it costs £5 million (almost €6 million), the 50 units planned for production have already been sold and – most importantly – it cannot be driven on public roads.
The latter, however, seems to be the least of the problems. Buyers of the hypercar designed by Adrian Newey will in fact be able to turn to Throwingso as to obtain a bolide with the license plate.
The Price of Freedom
That’s right: the British company – from whose workshop came out, among others, a road version of the McLaren P1 GTR – will allow the license plate to be attached to the RB17. As stated in Top Gear According to a Lanzante spokesperson, the (future) owners of the Red Bull hypercar have already expressed interest in paying extra to be able to use the incredible V10 off the track as well.
As you might imagine, making it compliant with the regulations for the circulation on public roads It won’t be cheap. It will cost £500,000 (about €690,000), or 10% of the original price.
How will it change?
Knowing the modus operandi of Throwing we know that the English engineers will do their best to maintain the RB17 road as similar as possible to the original. The job this time will not be easy, especially given the crazy aerodynamics and the extremely low trim of thehypercar Red Bull.
Returning to the P1 GTR, however, we know well how Lanzante likes challenges a lot, also famous for having reserved the same treatment to the Pagani Zonda Revolutionseen last year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Or the Porsche 935 that debuted a few days ago at the English event.
Returning to the Red Bull RB17, it is likely that the road car will gain some weight compared to the 900kg of the track version. The aerodynamics will likely be negatively impacted by the addition of side mirrors.
The powertrain, on the other hand, is not expected to undergo any changes. It is made up of a 4.5-litre naturally aspirated V10 engine with 15,000 rpm, flanked by an electric motor integrated into the gearbox, for a total of 1.200 CV and a top speed of more than 350 km/h.
It will still be a while before we see the first Lanzante-modified Red Bull RB17, as production of the standard hypercar will not begin until 2025. The conversion process will likely take several months. In the case of the aforementioned Porsche 935 It took about 18 months to develop.
Source: it.motor1.com
