Red Bull reveal incredible sounding plans for first-ever production car
Red Bull have announced plans to build a first ever production car, though you’re going to need a fair bit of wedge in order to purchase it!
Red Bull have become synonymous with building fast Formula 1 cars but have never ventured away from that, until now.
In a press release from the team, the Bulls revealed they’re working on a V8 hybrid that will pack a punch of over 1100 bhp, will be available from £5m (pre-tax) and will be in a production line of just 50, starting in 2025.
The full statement from the team said:
Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the high-performance engineering arm of Red Bull Racing Group, today announced details of its first hypercar project designed, developed, and manufactured entirely in-house. Created by Adrian Newey, Chief Technical Officer of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the RB17 is a two-seat hypercar optimized for the ultimate on-track driving experience. Just 50 RB17s will be made at the Red Bull Technology Campus in Milton Keynes, with production scheduled to commence in 2025.
Christian Horner, CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, said: “The RB17 marks an important milestone in the evolution of Red Bull Advanced Technologies, now fully capable of creating and manufacturing a series production car at our Red Bull Technology Campus. Further, the RB17 marks the first time that a car wearing the Red Bull brand has been available to collectors.”
Adrian Newey, Chief Technical Officer of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Advanced Technologies commented: “The RB17 distills everything we know about creating championship-winning Formula One cars into a package that delivers extreme levels of performance in a two-seat track car. Driven by