00:00Motorsport is here to entertain you.
00:03Its other important role is to give much more emotion to Skoda's road-going RS models.
00:08Do you know what happens when our engineers take a look at the Enyaq RS?
00:11You get this.
00:15The Enyaq RS race concept is an example of how far the road-based Enyaq RS can be taken in terms of fun,
00:21behind the wheel and use the lightweight sustainable materials.
00:24The car has the same basic powertrain layout and the production power of 340 horsepower.
00:30Otherwise, there are a number of ways in which it resembles my Fabia RS Rally 2.
00:34Let's start inside.
00:36Inside this car, it's a real racer.
00:38It has the roll cage just at the rally regulation,
00:41it has a steering wheel just made for this car,
00:44a bespoke dashboard and then of course a really cool pedal box straight out of the rally car.
00:50But most importantly is this thing here.
00:52It's a hydraulic handbrake.
00:54That's the most fun thing we have.
00:56Obviously, the hydraulic handbrake is my absolute favorite thing in a rally car.
00:59So I'm very keen to see how it works inside this electric car.
01:05I never thought I'd be driving an electric car sideways.
01:11The Enyaq RS race has revised kinematics and chassis geometry.
01:16Sustainable flax-based composite materials are used on the roof, fenders and seals.
01:21They've helped to lower the center of gravity and weight below the 2 ton mark.
01:25Weight savings have also been achieved on brakes and beautiful wheel rims.
01:29I have to say, this new Enyaq RS race is a really exciting car to drive.
01:35First of all, it's super fast.
01:37And secondly, to go that fast, this car is now much more stable.
01:42It feels lower and it's not like driving another SUV.
01:45It feels like a really cool, fun car to drive.
01:48And it feels much more nimble, lightweight.
01:51And yeah, fun to play with the car.
01:53You really feel you've lost a lot of weight in this car.
01:56Because you can really play with it much, much more.
01:59And have a lot, a lot of fun.
02:06How did you like it?
02:07Well, as you can see, I'm very warm and also I've been pushing hard.
02:10But yeah, I have to say, you've done a good job to get the combination between the road car with the powertrain.
02:16And then obviously to get more rally feeling.
02:19The Enyaq RS race really shows how to move DNA Motorsport into the road cars.
02:24And a sustainable future.
02:26The Skoda Motorsport engineers haven't shied away in electric powertrain.
02:30They made a great car and it's really fun to drive.
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