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Written by Jack Rix
There are fast road cars and there are purpose-built race cars. Never underestimate the gulf between the two. The Renault R.S. 01 is firmly in the latter camp, even though it looks a bit like a French Audi R8.Beneath the supercar-ish exterior there"s some very serious hardware indeed. A 542bhp dry-dumped version of the Nissan GT-R"s twin-turbo V6, a carbon-fibre monocoque, a brutal sequential gearbox and a steering wheel with many buttons most of which we left well-alone.
Date written: 26 Jan 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1852
There are fast road cars and there are purpose-built race cars. Never underestimate the gulf between the two. The Renault R.S. 01 is firmly in the latter camp, even though it looks a bit like a French Audi R8.Beneath the supercar-ish exterior there"s some very serious hardware indeed. A 542bhp dry-dumped version of the Nissan GT-R"s twin-turbo V6, a carbon-fibre monocoque, a brutal sequential gearbox and a steering wheel with many buttons most of which we left well-alone.
Date written: 26 Jan 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1852