Wraps off UK hypercar
The RML Group, a British engineering firm renowned for its motorsport and engineering innovation, has unveiled the prototype of its limited-edition P39.
Conceived to celebrate the company’s 40-year milestone, it transforms the already formidable Porsche 992.1 Turbo S platform into a hypercar that “retains its daily usability with uncompromising circuit capability”.
The P39’s bodywork has been resculpted in carbon fibre and laced with active aerodynamic devices that recalibrate the Turbo S’s performance envelope.
An electronically controlled rear wing hides its second element in road mode, then elevates and pivots in track mode to create a slot gap that boosts rear-wing downforce by 24 per cent. A driver-selectable drag reduction system can flatten the element, trimming drag by 23 per cent for maximum velocity.
Up front, an extending splitter slides 75mm forward in track mode, increasing surface area and moving the centre of pressure noseward to sharpen turn-ins.
Complementary airflow management – including air curtains around the front wheels, fender cut outs, an under body diffuser and vented rear arches – raises overall downforce from the Turbo S’s stock 1,432Nm to 5,100Nm in road mode and more than 6,500Nm in track mode at 241kph. These figures place the P39 in competition with purpose-built GT racers.
RML’s engineers have reimagined the chassis from the hubs inward. New suspension links widen the track, bespoke top mounts preserve ideal camber angles and secondary springs increase wheel rates in track mode without destroying ride quality.
Bespoke R53 supplied dampers, tuned by RML, give the driver three cockpit selectable settings, while a four-corner hydraulic lift system provides two rear and three front ride height options for everything from speed bumps to pit lane.
The anti-roll hydraulics and rear-wheel steer system have been recalibrated for the P39’s lower stance, wider track and longer wheelbase. Bespoke alloys wear customer-specified tyres.
The P39 will be built in a strictly limited run of 39 units. Sales and after-care agents have been appointed in the US and Europe.
