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Forbes
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Forbes
Insane 920HP Porsche-Based Hypercar Breaks Cover At Supercar Fest 2025
It's not every day a new hypercar appears, so when RML Group arrived at Supercar Fest with its P39 prototype, the crowd was in for a treat. You might have already spotted the P39's silhouette looks rather familiar. Created as a commemorative piece to celebrate RML Group's 40th anniversary, the hypercar is based on a Porsche 992.1 Turbo S platform. The idea is to combine the 992's daily driver characteristics with a brutal track beast alter ego. Michael Mallock, Board Member responsible for RML's Bespoke Division, said: 'From the outset we set ourselves the challenge of building a car which could switch personalities at the touch of a button – serene on the road, savage on the circuit. The numbers speak for themselves, but what excites me most is how intuitive and confidence‑inspiring the P39 feels, whatever the setting.' In collaboration with Litchfield Motors the twin-turbo flat-six has been re-engineered with a larger diameter intake and exhaust plumbing. Thermal routing has also been optimized to enable an uprated 920 hp and 705 lb-ft of torque in Sport/Sport+ mode. To try and help drivers not to immediately crash into a wall when they get behind the wheel, RML Group has added two other driving modes. Wet mode drops maximum power to 600 hp while normal mode limits it to 750 hp for road driving conditions. Paul Dickinson, Chief Executive Officer of RML Group, added: 'P39 is a rolling demonstration of what RML's engineering division can achieve. By integrating active aerodynamics, a re‑imagined chassis and a 920 hp powertrain, we have created a hypercar that delivers relentless track performance yet remains perfectly at home on the King's Road. It is the purest expression of 40 years of engineering excellence, distilled into a car that wears our badge with pride.' Although the P39 still bears resemblance to the 992, the bodywork has been redone in carbon fiber to cut weight. Of course, the main feature is the huge rear wing that detracts from the Porsche relation at the rear end. It features electronically movable parts to optimize downforce depending on the scenario. In track mode it moves to increase downforce by an impressive 24%. For maximum performance on straights, the driver can select the drag reduction system to flatten the wing and cut drag by 23%. Aero kit can be found all over, including at the very front in the form of an extending splitter which slides 75mm forward in track mode. This extra distance repositions nose pressure and keeps the front end sharper into turns. Additional aero features include air curtains around the front wheels, fender cut outs, underbody diffuser and vented rear arches. All of this combines to boost the stock Turbo S's downforce of 1,432N up to 5,100N in road mode and over 6,500N in track mode at 150mph. To cope with the extra power and unimaginable forces acting on the vehicle, some chassis tweaks were needed to get the best out of it. The track was widened with new suspension links, customised top mounts keep the right camber angles and secondary springs help to find the balance between track and road performance. The P39 also features bespoke R53 supplied dampers turned by RML Group and a hydraulic lift system to offer two rear and three front ride height options. RML Group plans to show off the P39 hypercar prototype at the Supercar Driver Secret Meet at Silverstone, June 17. Summer appearances will be rounded off at the Silverstone Festival August 22 to 24. As the name suggests, this beauty is limited to a run of just 39 examples.
TimesLIVE
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
RML P39 hypercar prototype makes public debut
UK-based engineering company RML Group wowed spectators at Supercar Fest The Runway 2025 with the first public appearance of its limited-run P39 40th Special Edition (40SE) prototype. The event, based around top speed and repeated full-throttle acceleration runs, is staged annually at Sywell aerodrome, near Northampton, UK. It provided the perfect opportunity for RML to flex the vehicle's muscles. Designed around the Porsche 992.1 Turbo S, the P39 40SE combines elements of Le Mans Hypercar technology with practical road capabilities. Key modifications include an increased track width at the front and rear, along with an extended wheelbase. The standard body has been replaced with a carbon fibre shell, featuring active aerodynamics such as a driver-controlled drag reduction system and a remotely adjustable chassis to boost downforce. With this set-up, the car generates 662kg of downforce at 240km/h. Under the engine lid, the twin-turbocharged six-cylinder motor has been tuned to produce 671kW and 1,000Nm of torque. RML achieved the increase in power by fitting a new ECU, upgraded turbos and intercoolers, new manifolds and catalytic converters, plus an Inconel sports exhaust. Four drive modes are offered: Normal, Sport, Sport+ and Wet. According to the company's simulations, the P39 40SE is capable of lapping the gnarly Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6:45, quicker than a base 992.1 Turbo S by 32 seconds.
Auto Car
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
How to build and buy RML's new 900bhp, £540k monster
There are few meeting rooms in the British motoring industry that Paul Dickinson hasn't graced. A real automotive lifer, he started at the Rover Group as an apprentice in 1997 then moved to Jaguar Land Rover's finance department when the company was bought by BMW. Dickinson would later go on to play a pivotal role in bringing the acclaimed LRX concept to production as the Range Rover Evoque. More recently he spent time at Bentley, where he was central to the conception and growth of the Mulliner coachbuilding division, and he was then finance boss at Group Lotus during the period when it was launching its new Chapman Bespoke division. Advertisement Wellingborough-based RML Group – a lesser-known and more 'backstage' engineering operation, historically rooted in motorsport – may on the face of it seem to be a strange place for him to end up. Appointed as group CEO in June last year at around the same time as RML was acquired by a US investor, he gives a fairly concise summary of his job description. 'My remit,' he says, 'is to grow this business.' That doesn't just mean Dickinson will lean on his finance experience to swell the company coffers, though; it's more about branching out into new business areas, claiming a bigger share of its markets and becoming more of a household name. Historically, motorsport engineering was this outfit's bread and butter, and RML is best known for its race-based collaborations with the likes of Nissan and Chevrolet, scoring British Touring Car Championship titles and Le Mans 24 Hours class wins.
Motor 1
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Nissan's Mid-Engined Hot Hatch Is Back. And It's Even Cooler Now
A new electric Nissan Micra is coming in 2026, which should have fans of the famed hatchback at least excited to see the nameplate return. But before it does, Nissan wants to celebrate the third-generation Micra's 23rd birthday with a special reinvention of its one-off Micra 350SR. The original Micra 350SR was built by RML Group, the same racing team responsible for Nissan's 1990s British Touring Car success. Based on a standard 2002 Micra K12, the 350SR had a 3.5-liter V-6 engine from the Murano shoved behind the front seats, complete with headers from a 350Z and high-lift cams from Nismo. All told, it made 300 horsepower. Photo by: Nissan Photo by: Nissan Photo by: Nissan Twenty-five years later, Nissan is giving that 350SR the restomod treatment. Although it doesn't stray far from the original design, the updated Micra 350SR features new rounded LED headlights that pay homage to the upcoming Micra EV, a silver-and-blue livery with Nissan's '=III 23' iconography, and refreshed 18-inch RAYS wheels. The cabin goes mostly untouched, apart from a few light updates. The 350R's interior boasts modern seats and harnesses, a 9.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, and speakers for blasting your favorite tunes—so long as you're not drowning out the sound of that V-6. The powertrain, thankfully, appears untouched. It's the same 3.5-liter V-6 from the Murano used in the original version, still making an estimated 300 horsepower. For a car that weighs just 2,646 pounds, that's plenty. The updated Micra 350SR debuts to the general public today at the 2025 SMMT Test Day at Millbrook Proving Ground in the UK—the very same track Nissan used to develop the car more than 20 years ago. 14 Source: Nissan The Latest From Nissan Nissan Would Sell a New Xterra Tomorrow If It Could Nissan Is Pausing Work on Some New Cars to Focus on Cost Cutting Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
