Czech automaker Skoda has launched the 2011 Fabia R2, a motorsport derived model for broad use inside the rally category R2. According to the provider, the 2011 Skoda Fabia R2 happens to be extensively tested and prepared for rallying for nearly two years, featuring critical upgrades towards the engine, chassis, axle kinematics and gearbox when compared to the standard model. The 2011 Skoda Fabia R2 rally car utilizes a one.6-litre sixteen valve engine creating 132 kW and 194 Nm of torque @ 5,500 rpm, and sends energy to the front wheels through a five-speed sequential transmission from Sadev. The engine electronics we're developed by Magneti-Marelli plus the vehicle has obtained the FIA homologation final month.
The 2011 Skoda Fabia R2 rally automobile carries a cost tag of 62,000 Euro that is the equivalent of about 86,000 USD.
Skoda press release :
New Skoda Rally Car Fabia R2
- Model for broad use in the rally class R2
- Created by a motor sports activities specialist in cooperation with Skoda
- Yet another element of the motor sports things to do from the business
With all the Fabia R2, Skoda is introducing a brand new rally vehicle inside the marketplace, which is to be employed within the rally category R2. The auto was created, extensively examined, and ready to its use in rallies for almost two years. In principle, the Fabia R2 is based on the sequence model of your preferred tiny auto, but there are actually significant distinctions in its engine, undercarriage, axle kinematics, and gearbox. In contrast to the series model, the undercarriage was changed significantly along with the axle kinematics was adapted for its software in motor sports activities. Additionally, the Fabia R2 possesses a sequentially operated gearbox. Beneath the hood, a effective one.6 l 16V engine puts out 132 kW. The optimum torque quantities to 194Nm at 5500 rpm. The cost on the new Fabia R2 is around 62,000 EUR.
In cooperation with Skoda the independent motor sports activities specialist Impromat Car was accountable for the advancement on the vehicle. Impromat Automobile will even presume the distribution of your vehicle. An vital job was the optimization of your driving dynamics for that use in motor sports activities. For that purpose, the undercarriage was designed according to rally specifications. And with great achievement: in February of this year, the homologation from the FIA was approved. Last year, the automobile also appeared in the position in the speed vehicle in the Rally Bohemia and at the Barum Czech Rally.
Jan Damage, the Skoda manager for income and advertising for your Central and Eastern European area, explains: “It’s terrific that from now on, we’re offering a rally vehicle to get a wider range of customers searching for a dependable and inexpensive race automobile. Offered our profitable custom and development in motor sports beyond the Czech Republic, the new Fabia R2 is simply a logical consequence of our routines. I’m certain that the model is going to be as productive because the Fabia Super 2000 already is currently. We are convinced that Fabia R2 will support us establishing our positions each within the subject of sports activities as well as in business,” Damage concluded.
The Fabia R2 is an additional significant component in the mosaic of motor sports routines with the Czech manufacturer. ?koda is among the most effective manufacturers in rally sports activities right now and won the prestigious Worldwide Rally Challenge (IRC) series too as numerous other nationwide titles.
Technical Data of your Fabia R2:
Engine: effortlessly aspirated engine 1.6 l 16V / 132 kW
Displacement: 1,598 cm3
Optimum output in kW at rpm: 132 / seven,500
Maximum torque in Nm at rpm: 194 / 5,500
Engine electronics: Magneti-Marelli
Drive: Front wheel drive
Gearbox: sequential five-gear transmission by Sadev