Radical SR8

{{Infobox automobile

| image = Radical_SR8.jpg

| name = Radical SR8

| manufacturer = Radical Sportscars

| production = 2005-

| assembly = Peterborough, United Kingdom

| predecessor = Radical SR3

| successor = Radical SR10

| class = Sports car

| layout = longitudinal mounted mid-engine, rear-wheel drive

| body_style = Roadster

| transmission = Powertec P-Tec 6-speed sequential manual{{cite web|url=http://www.radicalsportscars.com/uk/showroom/radical-sr8-rx.aspx|title=Showroom - Radical SR8 RX|accessdate=2013-10-14|work=Radical Sportscars|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016063343/http://www.radicalsportscars.com/uk/showroom/radical-sr8-rx.aspx|archivedate=2013-10-16}}

| weight =

| wheelbase = {{cvt|2527|mm|in|1}}

| length = {{cvt|4100|mm|in|1}}

| width = {{cvt|1790|mm|in|1}}

| height = {{cvt|1040|mm|in|1}}

| designer = Nick Walford

}}

The Radical SR8 is a British sports car made by Radical Sportscars.

Dominic Dobson drove one to victory in the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Michael Vergers held the all-time street legal lap record of the Nordschleife circuit on the Nürburgring until 29 June 2010,{{cite magazine |url= https://www.evo.co.uk/pagani/zonda/11205/pagani-zonda-breaks-ring-record/ |title= Pagani Zonda breaks 'Ring record |magazine= Evo |date= 13 November 2018 |access-date=2024-05-13}} doing so in 2009 in a Radical SR8 LM on Dunlop Direzza DZ03 tyres. He clocked a lap time of 6:48:28.

A prototype is being made, with the help of Radical Sportscars, into an all-electric version by Racing Green Endurance, a student-led project of Imperial College London.

Life cycles

class="wikitable"
YearTypeInfo
2005SR8Initial version
2007SR8LM {{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3260/Radical-SR8LM.html|title=2007 Radical SR8LM - Images, Specifications and Information|website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}More performant version, slightly bigger engine (2.8), improved aerodynamics
2011SR8 RX {{Cite web|url=https://www.radicalsportscars.com/|title=Radical Sportscars | Racing | Track Day | Road and Race Cars|website=Radical Sportscars}}Second generation
2017SR8 SRXThird generation

Trims

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

!Name

!Displacement

!Engine

!Horsepower

!HP RPM

!Torque

!Torque RPM

!Weight

SR8

| rowspan="5" |{{Convert|2680|cc|cuin L|abbr=on}}

|Powertec RPA V8

|{{Convert|358|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="3" |10,500

| rowspan="2" |{{Convert|271|N.m|lb.ft|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="3" |8,000

| rowspan="2" |{{Convert|650|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

SR8 LM

|Powertec RPB V8

|{{Convert|449|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

SR8 RX

|Powertec RPB V8

|{{Convert|430|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

|{{Convert|353|N.m|lb.ft|abbr=on}}

|{{Convert|680|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

SR8 TDR

|Powertec RPA V8 Twin Turbocharged

|{{Convert|800|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

|11,000

|{{Convert|655|N.m|lb.ft|abbr=on}}

|9,500

|{{Convert|600|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

SR8 Supersport

|Powertec RPA V8

|{{Convert|380|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="2" |10,500

|{{Convert|305|N.m|lb.ft|abbr=on}}

|8,000

|{{Convert|650|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

SR8 RSX

|{{Convert|2996|cc|cuin L|abbr=on}}

|Powertec RPB V8

|{{Convert|440|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

|{{Convert|380|N.m|lb.ft|abbr=on}}

|7,500

|{{Convert|680|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

SRZero

|{{Convert|0|cc|cuin L|abbr=on}}

|two EVO Electric PM synchronous motors

|{{Convert|565|bhp|PS kW|abbr=on}}

|5,000

|{{Convert|1085|N.m|lb.ft|abbr=on}}

|

|{{Convert|1200|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

References

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