Italian racing car chassis manufacturer Dallara has made a name for itself in various single-seater series, including the premier Formula 1 and IndyCar circles. Now, it appears the motorsport specialist has turned its attention to developing a road car, tipped for an official debut at the end of this year.
Dallara’s currently-unnamed road car cuts a racer-like silhouette, as a low-slung nose and a bubble cockpit is draped over the classic rear-mid engined drivetrain layout. Power is said to come from a 2.3 litre, turbocharged four-cylinder engine with up to 400 hp on the cards – this could well be Ford’s EcoBoost engine which serves in the Focus RS and the Mustang EcoBoost.
Aerodynamic aids feature prominently on the Dallara road car, where a deep chin spoiler resides in front and a very large rear wing does the downforce deed together with an equally prominent diffuser at the back of the car. Even the windscreen wiper takes a cue from Le Mans racers, with its vertical standby position.
With serious consideration for high-speed cornering courtesy of the resulting downforce, the rest of the car’s construction follows suit. A target weight of 800 kg – around the same as a first-generation Lotus Elise – has been set for the upcoming road car, said company founder Giampaola Dallara.
Dallara plans to produce the road car at a rate of 120 units a year, and where competition is concerned, it is said to be priced higher than the KTM X-Bow, a lightweight, carbon-fibre intensive two-seater which Dallara also had a hand in refining.
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Looks a bit old skool, like the Ultima GTR car. Was expecting more contemporary styling like the Lotus Evora or even as radical as the KTM X-Bow.
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Can anyone guess that this is a Dallara from Ford if PT did not mention it. It look more like Ferrari trying to fool us by using a smaller wheels in disguise.
With 400hp, any car with only 800 kg can fly literally speaking of course. john, what say U !!
It is not from ford. It just uses a ford engine. Dallara is a famous formula racing car chassis constructor.
Pls forgip the basher for he reads not.
Bro Donno, the question is 4 john so that he “must” read the entire article 2 reply 2 me. BTW, TQVM 4 replying.