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What would a two-tonne electric WRC car look like? The Skoda Enyaq RS Race answers that question

Skoda has revealed an updated version of its hypothetical all-electric WRC car; stop teasing and just join the WRC already!

There’s a new Skoda concept car in the room, and it envisions a two-ton electric WRC-style racer based on the Skoda Enyaq Coupe. The Enyaq RS Race, as it’s called, is an update of a concept already brought to life last year, only with the latest road car’s visual updates. 

Inspired by the Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, a second-tier rally car below the full WRC category, it shows Skoda’s continued dallying in top-level motorsport that we wish it would just hurry up and rejoin! 

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Changes over the road-going Skoda Enyaq vRS, as it’s known in the UK, include a massive weight reduction of 316kg (697lb), helping the concept cut a sizable chunk from the road car’s 5.3 second 0-62mph time to somewhere less than five seconds. That weight has been lost thanks to a stripped-out interior and polycarbonate windows, also taking into consideration the added weight of the welded-in roll cage, fire extinguisher and beefy chassis upgrades. 

The electric powertrain is otherwise as per the road-car, meaning it produces a combined 335bhp from a dual-motor layout powered by a 79kWh battery pack. But unique to the concept are a pair of limited-slip differentials on both motors, helping put power onto the ground via a set of much larger and wider 20-inch wheels and tyres. Behind those sit a massive set of carbon-ceramic brakes, with 10-piston calipers up front and a four-piston set at the rear. 

Skoda has also given the chassis a major update, lowering it by 70mm and widening the tracks by 72mm at the front and 112mm at the rear. The springs and dampers are also new,  along with a fixed-ratio steering system instead of the road car’s progressive rack. 

Skoda Enyaq RS Race concept - rear 3/4

The body is also bespoke, with flared arches, jutting chin spoiler and a large rear wing; all inspired by what a WRC contender could look like. Inside, the cabin retains a 13-inch touchscreen for the main controls, and includes a pair of bucket seats plus a sound system that synthesizes a ‘racy’ electric motor noise with an adjustable tone. 

All Skoda needs to do now is go and build it, or something very similar with a numberplate and (virtual) tax disc.

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Senior staff writer at Auto Express, Jordan joined the team after six years at evo magazine where he specialised in news and reviews of cars at the high performance end of the car market. 

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