GTX certainly gets the supercar design cues right
Radical’s production-car Nurburgring lap record is under attack from this – the Devon GTX.
The all-new American supercar is due to be unveiled in the flesh at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California this weekend, but Devon has released these first images ahead of the unveil.
The car has also been spotted this week chasing the Radical SR8 Supersport’s Nordschleife record with endurance racer Justin Bell – son of Le Mans hero Derek – behind the wheel.
Devon hasn’t released much information about the GTX, but reports suggest that its V10 powerplant will produce around 650bhp and that the body will employ significant amounts of carbonfibre.
Those gullwing doors are especially nice
Mind you, it’ll need all that power and lightweight material if it’s going after the Radical – the GTX can apparently only lap California’s Laguna Seca circuit one tenth of a second faster than a Viper ACR. To put that into a ’Ring context, the ACR managed to lap the Nordschleife in 7min 22sec, so Devon’s target of 6min 55sec looks like being a tough ask.
On top of that, Devon could be facing an even lower lap-time target, as Radical is heading back to the Nurburgring with the SR8LM, a significantly updated version of its SR8, with the aim of beating the 380bhp SR8 Supersport’s time that it set back in 2005.
Hang on, where did that rear wing come from?
“It’s several years since we last went for the record, and we’ve carried out a huge amount of development work on the SR8 in the meantime,” said Radical’s Mick Hyde. “The aerodynamics have been considerably improved, now creating more downforce and less drag. The new-for-2009 chassis is much safer having passed the FIA production sports car crash tests, and the engine is also improved, producing 460bhp and driving through our in-house designed six-speed transmission.”
Behind the wheel of the Radical will be Dutch sports car racer Michael Vergers.