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Lanzante offers the conversion of the RB17 Hypercar into a road-legal car

A few days ago, Red Bull presented a two-seater as a blend of two decades of innovation in Formula 1, the RB17 Hypercar. Not a single car has been delivered, yet, and Lanzante are offering new owners to convert the track-focused car into a road-legal high-powered car.

“Lanzante will work with the owners to develop a road-legal version of the RB17 with a V10 engine. We want to ensure that the project stays true to the original design to allow for optimized performance on the track, but still be usable on the road,” the company said.

Red Bull unveiled the RB17 Hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​and at that event Lanzante informed potential buyers that it intended to offer the conversion of their cars into road legal ones. The RB17 is powered by a naturally aspirated V10 engine (around 1,000 hp) combined with an electric motor (200 hp / 149 kW) with a total power of over 1,200 hp, paired with a carbon gearbox that sends power to the rear wheels. That is enough to develop a top speed of 350 km/h and achieve lap times like a Formula 1 car.

The British automotive company specializing in service restoration and development of unique vehicles, has experience in turning track-focused cars into road-legal ones. Their latest project is the Porsche 935 produced in only 77 examples, and at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​Lanzante presented two road-legal examples. One of them wore a Martini livery while the other was in a Marlboro Chevron livery. They are powered by a 3.8-liter twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine with 691 hp (515 kW), mated to a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Source: Lanzante

Porsche 935 as a road-legal car

The British automotive company specializing in service restoration and development of unique vehicles, Lanzante, presented its latest project based on the Porsche 935. It is a track-focused car that was produced in 77 units, and which the British company is turning into a road-legal car.

The Porsche 935 was designed without headlights, so Lanzante engineers had to make certain modifications to make the car road legal. New fenders with thin headlights were installed, the suspension was improved, and a new handbrake was installed. They retained the 6-piston aluminum monobloc racing front calipers with 380 mm disc brakes, 4-piston rear calipers with 355 mm disc brakes, Porsche Stability Management (PSM) with traction control as well as an anti-lock braking system, from the original Porsche 935 .

Lanzante presented two examples of this car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and one of them wore a Martini livery while the other was in a Marlboro Chevron livery.

When it comes to the powertrain, Lanzante hasn’t changed anything. Under the bonnet is still the 3.8-liter twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine with 691 hp (515 kW), mated to a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Source: Lanzante

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