Elemental RP-1 will debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed - AllCarIndex
a specialty car niche of lightweight track-oriented roadcars is on the wave now. with recent launches of new models like mexican vjhl 05, canadian magnum mk5 or a british zenos e10 this section appears to be the most promising one. a newcomer to join the range is named rp-1 and now it is being developed by a newly established company – elemental cars – based in surrey, uk.
this is set to be a track-focused road-worthy sportscar envisioned by john begley – a skillful engineer having past experience in the development of the racing cars and supercars – mclaren f1, 12c and even p1 being in his portfolio. mr begley’s small team of professionals has a clear concept. as they say, they aim to create a “lightweight, two-seater, track car with exceptional performance and easily adjustable dynamics”. using the lightweight composite material technology the elemental designers have saved an incredible amount of weight. the rp-1 will have the lowest weight of just 450kg! the team has mentioned that a tuned 2.0l ecoboost ford engine will drive the wheels of their car. furthermore, they claim that the car will get a wide range of possible power options and bravely states that the model will have a power-to-weight ratio of 500bhp/tone. in addition to that, elemental’s car will get a fully-adjustable suspension to ensure perfect driving experience both on the track and on the road.
an interesting feature of the rp-1 is or course the feet up seating position. the feet position was raised by 11 cm in order to provide place for a front diffuser and to keep the seating position as low as possible. this racing cars-derived technical decision is said to be the key factor to ensure great aerodynamics resulting in a 200kg downforce at 100 mph.
at the given moment the company is putting finish touches for the rp-1 as the car is confirmed for a world premiere at goodwood festival of speed starting 26th of june. be sure to check this section since additional information and photographs of the elemental rp-1 will be published before the event.