Skoda presents racing variant of the Enyaq Coupé RS
Does a Skoda Enyaq RS Race with biocomposite materials look familiar? This should be no surprise, as the Czech VW subsidiary already presented a one-off with this name in October 2024, which was also based on the Enyaq Coupé RS – albeit still on the pre-facelift model. The production model has since received a facelift. And Skoda has also further developed the Enyaq RS Race and has now given it an update.
However, the key data remains more or less the same: the 250 kW all-wheel drive of the series model is used. The Enyaq RS Race is still 70 millimetres lower on the road and has a track that has been widened by 72 millimetres at the front and 116 millimetres at the rear. According to the Czech company, this should give the all-electric racing car similar handling characteristics to the Skoda Fabia RS Rally2. This is because the standard DCC suspension has been replaced by a sports suspension, and limited-slip differentials are used at the front and rear for better traction.
However, the focus of the motorsport one-off is on lightweight construction. On the one hand, the engineers have removed all components that are unnecessary for rally use, and on the other hand, have replaced some of the remaining components with variants made of lighter materials. As in rally cars, for example, the rear and side windows are made of polycarbonate instead of safety glass. However, the potential series innovation lies in other body parts that are made from a composite material with flax fibres.
With this material, which was developed together with the specialist Bcomp, Skoda has replaced a total of 16 components that are usually made of carbon fibre in motorsport. This includes parts in the interior, but also the bumpers, wings, roof, air scoop and rear wing. The difference to carbon fibre composite materials, however, is that 85 per cent less CO2 emissions are released during production, with a comparable stiffness of the material and lower costs at the same time.
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