2015 Renault Sport RS 01

Last year Renault launched their new car called Renault Sport RS 01 that will be racing in the new Renault Sport Trophy (that has ready done two rounds so far this season) is a one-make racing series will serve as a springboard for professional GT and endurance series, will be part of the World Series by Renault series.



The Renault Sport RS 01 looks very slimier to an Audi R8. But underneath, the Renault Sport RS 01 will have the same 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6 from the Nissan GT-R, making ‘in excess' of 500bhp and 443lb ft, the engine is mid-mounted, pumped to the rear wheels through a seven-speed sequential box. With the car only weighing only 1,100Kg from a carbon-fibre-monocoqued. While Michelin will supply 18-inch racing tyres to the Renault Sport RS 01.





Overall, the performance of the Renault Sport RS 01 is said to be somewhere between a GT3 and DTM car.

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