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Praga has revealed its all-new road-legal hypercar in pre-production prototype form.
The high-performance, low-volume Praga Bohema is a ~2204 pound, mid-engine, 700-horsepower two-seater that is said to be capable of extreme high performance on a track targeting GT3 race car lap times on its semi-slick Pirelli Trofeo tires and a body that provides 1984 pounds of downforce at 155 mph. Top speed is just over 186 mph.
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“Yet it is also comfortable and practical for head-turning road trips,” Praga said. The Bohema’s interior has a narrow, aerodynamically defined cockpit that it’s claimed seats two, 6.5-feet-tall adults with fully adjustable driver’s seat, steering wheel and pedals, generous luggage space, aircon and useful rear visibility. Only 89 of the $1.31million cars will be built with “potential” sales and aftersales partners in countries including Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, UAE, UK and the US.
Bohema is a carbon-fiber monocoque design with a fully-adjustable suspension. It has a Nissan GT-R-derived six-cylinder twin-turbo engine and a semi-automatic transmission. The new design is from a 115-year-old Czech company with global racing, well, qualifications. The Bohema was tested by ex-F1 and IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean.
The Praga Bohema is entering the final few months of development with road and track programs planned in the UK, Europe and Middle East and at the Slovakia Ring home circuit. Production of the $1.31m (+ taxes) hypercar is scheduled to begin in the Czech Republic in the second half of 2023, with ten cars initially scheduled for 2023 production. A global client visitor and spec’ing headquarters will also be established in England in 2023, building on Praga’s race program in the UK.
Approximately 20 cars per year will be hand-built over the following four years “ensuring exclusivity for owners.” Praga plans to offer “track handover programs with its test-drivers for owners to ensure that the full performance and capabilities of the Bohema are understood and accessible.”
Praga History in Its View
Praga dates back to the late 1800s as a heavy industrial manufacturer of everything from bridges to steam trains, and it was a significant presence in Central Europe during the first half of the 20th century. It moved into vehicle production in the early 1900s, making its first car in 1907, becoming a major manufacturer of cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and aircraft. Praga-built trucks, in particular, dominated the roads in the firm’s native land now the Czech Republic.
The company also developed a range of passenger cars and motorcycles during the 1930s. These included the BD500 motorbike and the sporting Praga Alfa car, which won the 1933 1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia road race 89 years ago. This it’s said is behind the plans to make 89 Bohema hypercars for road and track.
Car production declined after World War Two when the new communist government dictated that Praga concentrated on making trucks and transmissions rather than road cars. Skoda, instead, was favored as the country’s car manufacturer of choice, with Tatra instructed to build luxury cars and trucks.
With the fall of Communism in Czechoslovakia in 1989, Praga says it was able to set its own agenda again as a privately-owned company. In the mid-1990s, while still producing trucks and large-unit gearboxes, Praga introduced a range of motocross motorcycles. This was followed in the early 2000s with specialized go-anywhere trucks that most recently achieved decent results in Dakar rallies. In 2009 racing karts were added.
Prada also works in aviation, with engine-testing contracts that give its engineers access to aerodynamic expertise. An innovative, STOL (short takeoff and landing) Praga airplane is soon to take to the skies from the company’s Praga Avia division.
In 2012 Praga re-entered the race car market with the launch of the R4S then the R1 race cars that today win in one-make, mixed prototype and mixed endurance race series in Australia, Dubai, the UK and USA. The Bohema shares no parts with the R1, but the race car inspired the one-off street-legal R1R prototype, “providing the catalyst for a more luxurious, higher-performance and visually dramatic two-seat hypercar: the road-legal track-focused Praga Bohema.”
Hypercar Hype – Praga Bohema Prototype Shown
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Praga has revealed its all-new road-legal hypercar in pre-production prototype form.
The high-performance, low-volume Praga Bohema is a ~2204 pound, mid-engine, 700-horsepower two-seater that is said to be capable of extreme high performance on a track targeting GT3 race car lap times on its semi-slick Pirelli Trofeo tires and a body that provides 1984 pounds of downforce at 155 mph. Top speed is just over 186 mph.
Click for more information.
“Yet it is also comfortable and practical for head-turning road trips,” Praga said. The Bohema’s interior has a narrow, aerodynamically defined cockpit that it’s claimed seats two, 6.5-feet-tall adults with fully adjustable driver’s seat, steering wheel and pedals, generous luggage space, aircon and useful rear visibility. Only 89 of the $1.31million cars will be built with “potential” sales and aftersales partners in countries including Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, UAE, UK and the US.
Bohema is a carbon-fiber monocoque design with a fully-adjustable suspension. It has a Nissan GT-R-derived six-cylinder twin-turbo engine and a semi-automatic transmission. The new design is from a 115-year-old Czech company with global racing, well, qualifications. The Bohema was tested by ex-F1 and IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean.
The Praga Bohema is entering the final few months of development with road and track programs planned in the UK, Europe and Middle East and at the Slovakia Ring home circuit. Production of the $1.31m (+ taxes) hypercar is scheduled to begin in the Czech Republic in the second half of 2023, with ten cars initially scheduled for 2023 production. A global client visitor and spec’ing headquarters will also be established in England in 2023, building on Praga’s race program in the UK.
Approximately 20 cars per year will be hand-built over the following four years “ensuring exclusivity for owners.” Praga plans to offer “track handover programs with its test-drivers for owners to ensure that the full performance and capabilities of the Bohema are understood and accessible.”
Praga History in Its View
Praga dates back to the late 1800s as a heavy industrial manufacturer of everything from bridges to steam trains, and it was a significant presence in Central Europe during the first half of the 20th century. It moved into vehicle production in the early 1900s, making its first car in 1907, becoming a major manufacturer of cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and aircraft. Praga-built trucks, in particular, dominated the roads in the firm’s native land now the Czech Republic.
The company also developed a range of passenger cars and motorcycles during the 1930s. These included the BD500 motorbike and the sporting Praga Alfa car, which won the 1933 1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia road race 89 years ago. This it’s said is behind the plans to make 89 Bohema hypercars for road and track.
Car production declined after World War Two when the new communist government dictated that Praga concentrated on making trucks and transmissions rather than road cars. Skoda, instead, was favored as the country’s car manufacturer of choice, with Tatra instructed to build luxury cars and trucks.
With the fall of Communism in Czechoslovakia in 1989, Praga says it was able to set its own agenda again as a privately-owned company. In the mid-1990s, while still producing trucks and large-unit gearboxes, Praga introduced a range of motocross motorcycles. This was followed in the early 2000s with specialized go-anywhere trucks that most recently achieved decent results in Dakar rallies. In 2009 racing karts were added.
Prada also works in aviation, with engine-testing contracts that give its engineers access to aerodynamic expertise. An innovative, STOL (short takeoff and landing) Praga airplane is soon to take to the skies from the company’s Praga Avia division.
In 2012 Praga re-entered the race car market with the launch of the R4S then the R1 race cars that today win in one-make, mixed prototype and mixed endurance race series in Australia, Dubai, the UK and USA. The Bohema shares no parts with the R1, but the race car inspired the one-off street-legal R1R prototype, “providing the catalyst for a more luxurious, higher-performance and visually dramatic two-seat hypercar: the road-legal track-focused Praga Bohema.”