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The BAC Mono is part of a weird corner of the automotive industry that makes race cars legal enough to be driven on the road. It's an absolutely wild car, and now, at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, there's a new one that's even more bonkers than the car that preceded it.
BAC on Thursday unveiled the new Mono R, heralding the second generation of the company's road-legal track toy. It's lighter than before, but it's also more powerful than before, which means its performance should easily trounce its forebear.
The whole package weighs just 1,224 pounds in its R form, which is ridiculously light and also some 55 pounds lighter than the standard Mono. All that weight savings comes from a confluence of lightweight parts, including a magnesium chassis, magnesium transmission parts, carbon-ceramic brakes, a titanium exhaust system, lighter AP Racing brakes and a carbon fiber floor. The body panels are also made of carbon fiber.
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Speaking of the body panels, the new Mono doesn't look too different compared to its predecessor, sporting the same wildly styled look that's more at home on a racing circuit than your local village road. Yet, extra attention has been paid to the aerodynamics, growing wider side pods while improving the efficiency of its rear wing. LED headlights up front keep things nice and bright, because when you're going that fast, you need all the help you can get. (Maybe save the high-speed antics for the daytime.)
Under the body is a 2.5-liter I4 producing about 340 horsepower, about 35 more than the standard Mono. That extra power comes from a larger cylinder bore, a shorter crankshaft stroke, a new air intake, revised throttle bodies and a tweaked cylinder head. It should be even better to drive, too, thanksRead More – Source
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