Skoda has unveiled a new Enyaq RS Race concept, which is based on the refreshed Enyaq Coupé RS, significantly lighter than the road model and exploring “sustainable ideas” for production vehicles.
For the “slimming down” of this concept, Skoda revealed that it used a variety of biocomposite parts made from flax fibers. These serve as a “test for future production models” and according to the Czech brand, have the same rigidity and weight advantages as carbon fiber.
In this way, the Mladá Boleslav brand utilized this new material in the production of the bumper, wheel arches, roof, and rear wing, as well as in the cabin, namely in the dashboard, door trim, and footrest. The weight reduction also extends to the windows, which were produced in polycarbonate. Thus, this Enyaq RS Race concept presents itself with 316 kg less than the Enyaq Coupé RS, for a final weight of 1,946 kg.
Skoda also mentioned that this RS Race Concept is equipped with an enhanced chassis with competition springs, dampers, as well as a configurable sports suspension.
The Czech brand also announced that this new mobile laboratory is equipped with 20” lightweight alloy wheels, which conceal a carbon-ceramic braking system with ten-piston calipers in the front and four in the rear, completed with a hydraulic handbrake.
Inside, this new Skoda concept is equipped with a 5” digital instrument panel and a 13” infotainment screen, along with a removable steering wheel, as well as Atech bucket seats with six-point seat belts, a safety roll cage, and an anti-fire system, as well as a premium Havas sound system, responsible for an artificial sound typical of a competition model at speeds above 30 km/h.
As for the propulsion system, it seems there are no changes compared to the production model, thus it is equipped with an 84 kWh battery, which powers two electric motors that deliver a combined power of 340 hp, with all-wheel drive, allowing acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in less than five seconds, and reaching a maximum speed of 180 km/h.
