The company Renault showed during the motor show in Moscow prototype race car, which will participate in the new championship - the World Series Renault Sport Trophy, starting next year. The machine is equipped with modernized 3.8-liter V6 engine supercar Nissan GT-R. With its settings have taken engineers studio Nismo, which worked on the sports models of the Japanese brand. In GT-R unit develops 550 hp ,. but the prototype Renault’s power was reduced to 500 hp The maximum torque is 600 Nm. The engine works in conjunction with 7-speed sequential gearbox Sadev. Drive is to the rear wheels and the maximum machine speed is 300 km/h. By Renault has not yet reported how much time R.S.01 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h.
The monocoque of the car is made of carbon fiber and meets all the requirements for Class FIA LMP1, who participated in the World Series of endurance, including the legendary race “24 Hours of Le Mans.” In developing body participated and design bureau Dallara.
The weight of the sports car is less than 1100 kg. The length is 4710 mm, width - 2000 mm, height - 1116 mm. The distance between the two axes is 2744 mm. The machine is equipped with 380mm brakes with carbon discs, adjustable dampers Öhlins, 18-inch wheels with Michelin tires Braid and steel frame for safety.
