Is business going well? Like, laying around well for more than a million pounds? The black V6-powered insectoid you see above is the first of Praga’s two-seat, one-ton, rear-drive Bohema hypercars, which the company has finally started delivering.
The Bohema is Praga’s first road car after a 77-year break, after a nearly seven-year development campaign that included designers like Romain Grosjean. Customers are in for some fairly wild numbers, which is to be expected for a car with this kind of wild appearance.
With the help of an aluminum block, double overhead camshafts, variable valve timing, and numerous more components that only mechanical engineers can comprehend, the Litchfield-tuned, mid-mounted 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 produces 700 horsepower and 525 lb-ft.
In plainer terms, that lot equates to a top speed of 197 mph and 0-62 mph in 2.3 seconds if you react fast enough with the Hewland sequential transmission. Although those are remarkable, the downforce—900 kg slapped on you at 155 mph—is what will truly get you moving.
Pushrod-activated adjustable dampers will help you pull 2G in corners as well, and 380mm carbon ceramic brakes will stop you when you start to feel a little lightheaded.
With a distinctive curving rear wing, penetrating splitters, and a full complement of deep air inlets, that carbon body (and monocoque) has been refined in a wind tunnel. This thing can be driven through Shoreditch, despite the fact that it is all extremely hostile.
Other noteworthy features include titanium exhausts that will snap and crackle like the meanest overgrown lizards from House of the Dragon, and 18-inch wheels with strong tire walls. You also get two 50-liter storage pods in the back wheel arches and a 65-liter gasoline tank tucked away inside that skeletal frame. Although it’s not a Dacia Jogger, things are going very nicely.
Nor is the cabin entirely Spartan. Along with plenty of Alcantara leather, there are a few storage pockets, a smartphone mount, and chic air vents that are controlled by buttons reminiscent of jet fighters.
According to Praga, the fixed-position seats can accommodate two adults of a reasonable size, while the driver’s pedals and steering wheel are adjustable. In addition to being detachable, that steering wheel has a digital display that provides you with basic telemetries and readouts, such as the temperatures of the coolant and oil. You do receive a horn. Whether it sounds like Caraxes or not is unknown to us.
Customers in Europe and other countries should anticipate receiving their own Bohemas starting in the spring of 2025, as the first customer has already picked up their vehicle from Grosjean himself. Just 84 Bohemas will be manufactured at the pre-tax price of €1.43 million (£1.19 million), so you’d better act quickly and determine whether the company has performed well enough to justify the purchase.
