The Colin McRae R4 Performance Car was unveiled last week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This new car is meant to be a true racer, suitable for rallying, rally cross, circuit racing and ice racing. Developed by 1995 World Rally Champion - Colin McRae, it will be available to customers in the first quarter of 2007.
“The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a paramount symbol of the passion for motor racing”, says Colin McRae, former Rally World Champion and the man behind this project. “I could not imagine a better stage for the first static display of a car which is being conceived exclusively for the pleasure of driving, to accommodate the wishes of professional and amateur drivers and to reignite the passion in motorsport fans around the world”.
The engine is a normally-aspirated 4 cylinder, 2.5-liter Millington Diamond Engine producing 350 bhp. The transmission will be ensured by a six-speed gearbox, manual or semi-automatic, and by mechanical front and rear differentials with the option of mechanical or active central differential. The car can be produced in either 2 or 4 wheel drive formats.
The price tag of around $240,000 for the \"base\" model clearly indicates that the R4 was not made for the average enthusiast.
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