- The insane Adrian Newey-designed hypercar has a 4.5-liter V10 from Cosworth.
- It’s unclear what changes will have to be made to make the car street legal.
- Lanzante has previously made road-legal versions of the McLaren P1 GTR, Senna GTR, and Paganni Huayra R.
When Red Bull unveiled the RB17 track-only hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Christian Horner said the F1 team would not build a road-legal variant, leaving that task up to specialists willing to make the investment. Just a few days later, Lanzante has stepped up to the plate and committed to making the RB17 legal to drive on the street.
The British company has become the go-to shop for those wanting to make track-only hypercars legal on the road. It has created road-legal McLaren P1 GTRs and Senna GTRs, a Pagani Zonda Revolucion, and a Pagani Huayra R, and most recently converted a pair of Porsche 935s. It’s also developing a Spider version of the P1 hypercar.
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Lanzante says it’s already started speaking with those who’ve ordered the RB17 and will immediately start work on making the changes required to ensure Red Bull’s first hypercar complies with road legislation.
“Following on from a bumper Goodwood Festival of Speed, British automotive engineering specialist Lanzante has confirmed it will work on road legalization of the newly announced Red Bull RB17,” the firm said. “Early customers for the track-only model have engaged with Lanzante regarding the road conversion programme, and work will start immediately to develop the necessary upgrades to allow it to be driven on public roads. Lanzante will work closely with owners to develop a road legal version of the V10-powered RB17, ensuring the project stays true to the original design brief, allowing for optimized performance on track, but also useable on road.”
It’s unclear what changes Lanzante will have to make to the RB17. The hypercar sits incredibly low to the ground, with trick carbon fiber aero appendages on every surface. Its design is much more extreme than the road-legal Aston Martin Valkyrie, which Adrian Newey also designed, and is more similar to the Valkyrie AMR Pro.
Pricing details are also unknown but customers should be willing to spend hundreds of thousands on the conversion. While that’s a lot, they’ll be able to drive a vehicle that’s unlike anything else on the road, and equipped with a screaming 4.5-liter naturally-aspirated V10 from Cosworth.
