Historic Czech marque Praga, most recently known for their small prototype racers, has revealed the Bohema, a sub 1000kg two seater targeting GT3 pace on track, but still in a road-legal package.
With a carbon fibre monocoque and race-oriented fully adjustable suspension, the target weight is just 982 kgs, powered by a Nissan GT-R-derived six-cylinder twin-turbo engine, its power delivered via a race-derived semi-automatic transmission.
Developed with assistance from Romain Grosjean, the €1.28m / £1.1m (+taxes) Bohema is set to see no more than 10 cars built in 2023 and c.20 cars per year hand-built over four years thereafter by long-standing Praga partner Kresta Racing, beginning in the first half of 2023.
The Nissan engines for the Bohema will be prepared by renowned UK company Litchfield to deliver up to 700 bhp at 6,800 rpm and 725 Nm of torque from 3,000 to 6,000 rpm, the power delivered through a Hewland sequential gearbox through a robotic clutch.
After wind-tunnel development, the Bohemia develops 900 kgs of downforce at 250 km/h. The top speed is just over 300 km/h.
Its independent suspension uses pushrod-operated adjustable dampers mounted horizontally for maximum travel while minimising bodywork height. The car has just 180 kgs of unsprung mass.
The central-locked wheels are 18in diameter at the front and 19in at the rear to offer on-road compliance through their large tyre walls, but the Bohema will accept 18in wheels all-round, which ensures compatibility with the FIA GT3 spec tyre dimension – the race tyre with the widest possible range of competition tyres globally. The powerful brakes use lightweight but durable 380 mm carbon ceramic discs with six-piston calipers.
The cockpit is shaped to perfectly fit two large adults in race-position comfort. The doors giving access over the bodywork into the cockpit, with steps built into the footwells to allow drivers and passengers to lower themselves into their seats without having to step onto the seats themselves.
Praga is targeting making the Bohema available as road-legal in all major hypercar markets and is now taking orders and in discussion with potential sales and aftersales partners in countries including Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, UAE, UK and USA.
A global client visitor and spec’ing headquarters will also be established in England in 2023, building on Praga’s growing race programme in the UK.
