The debuts from Monterey Car Week are coming thick and fast and the latest vehicle to be unveiled is the new BAC Mono. While you could be excused for thinking the new Mono looks exactly the same as the one that’s been in production since, it has undergone extensive updates and improvements while retaining the same beloved, lightweight, and single-seat philosophy.
Driving the new-age BAC Mono is a 2.5-liter naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine that revs to 8,000 rpm and pumps out 311 hp and 231 lb-ft (313 Nm). This means the new Mono has less power than the older Mono offered with a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 332 hp and also means it has less than the 342 hp delivered by the naturally-aspirated 2.5-liter Mountune engine of the Mono R.
The small British firm says the 2024 model’s engine includes forged connecting rods and pistons, performance-focused camshafts and uprated valve springs, an improved induction system with individual throttle bodies, and a new carbon fiber airbox and aero-optimized carbon fiber inlet. The four-cylinder is coupled to a six-speed sequential transmission with configurable gear ratios that drives the rear wheels.
All of the Mono’s body panels are made from graphene-infused carbon fiber, resulting in an overall weight of just 570 kg (1,257 lbs). This gives the car a power-to-weight ratio of 546 hp-per-tonne and allows it to just 60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.7 seconds.
BAC has equipped the car with two-way adjustable racing dampers at all four corners as well as an adjustable pushrod-activated twin wishbone system. Owners will be able to purchase the new Mono with specific Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires developed specifically for it.
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“Launching the new Mono supercar at Monterey Car Week perfectly encapsulates the brilliant trajectory of BAC,” BAC chairman Mike Flewitt described. “Not only is this the first time the company has been in an official capacity at Monterey Car Week, but we have chosen this iconic setting to show to the world our latest high-performance single-seater creation; a development that forms the basis of BAC’s core product offering as it continues to expand around the world. Mono places driver experience at the forefront, regardless of if that experience is on the road or the track.”
Production of the new BAC Mono has already started and the first example will be delivered after this weekend’s The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering.
Correction: An earlier version of this story erroneously stated that the turbocharged Mono is an outgoing model, whereas, in reality, it will coexist alongside the new-generation Mono.
