Pantera RX6

Pantera RX6
Overview
Manufacturer	MJP Racing
Production	2018–present
Assembly	Vienna, Austria
Body and chassis
Class	Rallycross Supercar (C)
Body style	varies (6 different bodies available)
Layout	F4 layout
Powertrain
Engine	2.3 L EcoBoost I4
Transmission	5-speed seq shift manual transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase	103.0 in (2,616 mm)
Length	dependent on body kit
Width	74.7 in (1,898 mm)
Height	dependent on body kit
Curb weight	dependent on body kit

The Pantera RX6 is a Rallycross Supercar produced by MJP Racing. Production of the RX6 began in 2018 for a new one-make class of rallycross racing known as the Titan class (making its debut in TitansRX International Europe Series), making the RX6 the second rallycross car designed specifically for a new class, after the RX2 car designed for the RX2 class by Olsbergs MSE. ^{[1] [2]}

The car was designed to combat the increasing costs of maintaining a supercar in Rallycross by supplying an affordable, easy to maintain car which is race ready. The car has also been designed to make it easier for female and disabled drivers to race with several adaptation options. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Engine and drivetrain

At present the Pantera RX6 uses a 2.3L EcoBoost engine from a sixth generation Ford Mustang, tuned to be suited to rallycross by racing specialists Pipo Moteurs, with bespoke drivetrain from Unic Transmissions. As the Pantera RX6 is designed to compete in a one-make racing class, there is only one type of engine at present with no variants. ^[3]

Petrol engine
Model	Engine	Displacement	Power	Torque	Note	Year
Mustang EcoBoost	I4	2,345 cc	537 PS (395 kW; 530 hp) @6800rpm	750 N⋅m (553 lb⋅ft) @5000rpm		2018

Bodies

As of early-2019, the following body kits are compatible with the Pantera RX6: ^[3]

Manufacturer	Model
Audi	Audi A1 (8X)
Ford	Ford Focus (RS)
Hyundai	Hyundai i30 (PD)
Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W177)
MJP	none (bespoke body kit available to Titans-RX competitors)
Peugeot	Peugeot 308 (T9)

Race maintenance

At the car's launch conference in Vienna in 2018, the car's creator, Max Pucher, emphasised the car's key feature being its ease of maintenance, stating that each car could last 'two to three seasons depending on use', before requiring a 'full rebuild after approximately 3000km'. Since the car has been specifically designed for easy maintenance, certain limits were added to the car, such as the ECU being locked to prevent modification of the car's engine mapping. ^[4]

In a later interview, Pucher continued that these limitations and settings (including a 20% safety margin in torque limits) will allow a race team 'to service one car per race weekend with one chief and a junior mechanic with no need for race, engine or electronics engineers', as technical support is available at all Titans-RX races and provided as a service by the racing series. ^[5]

As part of the Titans-RX support service, spare parts will be available from all MJP Racing service trucks, excluding body kits, with wheels, tyres and fuel also being supplied at each race event, covered by an initial fee at the start of the Titans-RX Season. ^[6]

See also

• GRC Rallycross
• MJP Racing Team Austria
• TCR Touring Car

References

1. "All-European Rallycross Series TitansRX Europe Launched in Vienna". The Checkered Flag.
2. "7Reini Sampl steigt wieder auf's Gas". Facebook. 9 January 2018.
3. Pucher, Max (2018). Global Rallycross Europe Series Introduction.
4. Pucher, Max (October 22, 2018). "GRC Europe Launch". MJP Racing (Interview). Interviewed by Maren Braun. Vienna: Titans-RX.
5. Pucher, Max (January 19, 2019). "Concerning the format of GRC Europe 2019". B.D. Blower Sport (Interview). Interviewed by B.D. Blower. Bristol: Yahoo!.
6. Pucher, Max (2018). GRC Titans 2019 Pantera RX6.