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The Prototype Sportscar Project Type-R, or simply Prospect.R, was a specially developed prototype rally car derived from the Ford Puma, as designed by fledgling tuning house R-Garage. Its distinguishing feature was an all-electric, all-wheel-drive powertrain that produced gobs of torque. Its performance, though not without its teething issues, was definitely notable in a positive direction, and it was this quality that resulted in catching the attention of Renee Scarlet, head technical director at Scarlet Devil Race Works.
RES (from R-Garage, Einzbern AG, and Scarlet Devil Race Works) was the resultant joint-effort team that emerged from this event, combining all of the efforts of all three companies into a new prototype Prospect.R model. Using the framework of the original Prospect.R as a base, Scarlet Devil Race Works has shoehorned a 500 horsepower twin-turbocharged 1.6 liter straight-4 developed in-house by Einzbern AG, a tiny torque monster designed to compliment the G01 electric drivetrain. It additionally features an adapted version of the advanced electric drivetrain found in the original Prospect.R, which utilizes advanced technologies such as a heat-based energy recovery system. Combining the powertrain to an extremely stiff carbon fiber monocoque chassis, the new X-Rally variant of the Prospect.R is an extremely fast, brutal, and challenging drive.
When driving the RES Prospect.R, you absolutely must respect that this car has 750 combined newton-meters of torque to use and abuse you with. While you CAN throw this car into the corners with little to no braking with an early enough turn-in point thanks to its highly advanced AWD systems and featherweight mass, this (and other Rally Cross cars in general) requires very careful steering and throttle input to balance properly in sharp and sudden chicane or S-bend sequences. But if you can master it, no other car in the rallycross division will ever beat you.
Specs:
750 combined newton-meters of torque from a 1.6 liter straight-4 twin-turbocharged engine and four electric motors
Torque-to-Weight Ratio: 0.79 kg/nm
950 kilograms, 47% on the front axle
Front-engine, all wheel drive
235 / 235 mm wide front/rear racing "all-terrain" tires
249 kilograms of negative lift @ 200 km/h
Drag Coefficient: 0.48
Lift-to-Weight Ratio: -0.262
Three Sizes: 156.9 L x 70.0 W x 53.0 H inches
96.3 inch wheelbase
Acceleration Rating: 10.6 out of 12
Speed Rating: 6.2 out of 12
Cornering Rating: 6.0 out of 12
Grip Rating: 7.0 out of 12
Performance Index: 680/Class B
Sub-Classes: Global Rally Cross, Rallycross Supercar, X-Games Super Rally
Torque-to-Weight Ratio: 0.79 kg/nm
950 kilograms, 47% on the front axle
Front-engine, all wheel drive
235 / 235 mm wide front/rear racing "all-terrain" tires
249 kilograms of negative lift @ 200 km/h
Drag Coefficient: 0.48
Lift-to-Weight Ratio: -0.262
Three Sizes: 156.9 L x 70.0 W x 53.0 H inches
96.3 inch wheelbase
Acceleration Rating: 10.6 out of 12
Speed Rating: 6.2 out of 12
Cornering Rating: 6.0 out of 12
Grip Rating: 7.0 out of 12
Performance Index: 680/Class B
Sub-Classes: Global Rally Cross, Rallycross Supercar, X-Games Super Rally
