Just as the World Rally Championship looks to allow battery-powered vehicles in the 2021 season, Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has whipped the covers of his highly-anticipated fully-electric rally car.
Calling the project “one of the top three achievements of my career”, Hayden Paddon gave the world its first glimpse at the Kona-based EV that should shake up the rally world.
Built by Paddon Rallysport Group alongside Australia-based Stohl Advanced Research and Development and the University of Canterbury, the project was initially scheduled for completion in April of this year, but Covid-19 prevention measures pushed it back.
While it isn't the first electric rally car that the world has seen (Opel claimed that title with the Corsa-e in 2019) it is the first that will be able to compete in full-length rallying events.
In terms of aesthetics, it blends modern Hyundai styling with WRC aero through the use of boxed wheel arches, and an enormous rear wing.
Capable of being used in a dual, tri, or quad-motor configuration, power is sent through a twin transmission to all four wheels. Each of these Brusa-sourced motors can produce an impressive 220kW and 360Nm.
The exact peak power figure still remains a mystery, but PRG revealed that it'll happily produce over 400kW for rally use.
Tipping the scales at 1,500kg, it isn't as light as some of the petrol-powered rally monsters that came before it, but is still impressively trim considering all the batteries on-board.
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