Reborn Italian car maker ATS's Corsa division has officially launched its RR Turbo racing car for €132,000 plus taxes - around £142k inc VAT. The Honda four-pot-powered machine is sanctioned for GT competition and endurance series the world over. The 800kg car outputs an enormous 600hp from its mid-mounted turbo 2.0-litre, yet ATS Corsa claims that the setup is remarkably reliable, so much so that the estimated maintenance cost per kilometre is just €2.30 (£2.06). Where do we sign?
Since it was first revealed in pre-prod form last year, the RR Turbo has been fine-tuned and certified for competition in global events, including 24-hour events, the 'Ring's VLN, and a number of international endurance series - as well as, clubsport, hill climbs and time attacks. It's a proper bit of kit, but it's designed in a way that ATS claims will ensure high ease of use, although the layout still seems very exotic. The core is prototype-aping to say the least, as attached directly to a TIG-welded spaceframe chassis is that longitudinally-mounted engine, with a six-speed sequential following as a stressed component on which to hang the rear suspension.
The front is pushrod and the rear is pullrod, while all dampers are electrically-controlled and adjustable. You get carbon ceramic 350mm brake discs (or steels if the series dictates it), forged 18-inch rims on which to mount a set of slicks and a fast air jack system for quick pitstops. Wrap that all in a skin of either fibreglass or carbonfibre (depending on the customer's spec), slap on some pretty enormous, adjustable aero pieces and you've got yourself an Italian-made GT racer ready to take on the world.
As a true thoroughbred, the RR Turbo is clearly intended to rival longstanding GT racing participants such as the McLaren 570S GT4 and Porsche Cayman GT4, both of which evolved from their road-going counterparts. ATS intends to produce up to 30 cars a year and will offer two initial specifications of its machine. That aforementioned starting price applies to the Clubsport, while a higher-spec Carbonio will be the lightest, most extreme take on the format and cost from €164,900 plus taxes, about £178k with VAT.
There's no mention of a roadgoing version, but ATS Corsa - which brings back a vintage Italian name that competed in seven Formula 1 races in the sixties - did produce a 12-car run of its McLaren 3.8-litre-powered GT in 2017. So the concept is probably only one or two chequebook-wielding customers away from reality.
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