Photo: ATS
A long time ago, when Enzo Ferrari was still alive and stepping on people’s toes, a good chunk of his engineering team departed the Prancing Horse to form Automobili Turismo e Sport. ATS for short, the company is still around, at least in name, and this week revealed its latest engineering project.
Enter the ATS Corsa Turbo RR, a race car dedicated to customer racing teams doing business across Europe and elsewhere. Built as “the balance point between low costs and high performance,” the car has been confirmed for production and delivery by the end of summer.
Weighing in at just 800 kg (1,763 lb) and moved along by the power of 600 horses, the racer is capable of competing in a variety of FIA-sanctioned racing series, from Endurance to Hill Climb and Time Attack. Also, the company is even eying the formation of a single-brand championship sometime in the future.
“During the past months the Racing department of ATS Automobili has carried out severe reliability and performance tests that improved the RR Turbo's qualities. Suitable for all those professional or gentlemen drivers who are looking for an adaptable and effective racing car, the RR Turbo will be eligible to race internationally with the FIA homologation Appendix J Group E2 SH,” ATS says in a statement.
ATS will make two variants of the Turbo RR available, Clubsport and Serie Carbonio. The former, priced at €132,000 ($146,000) allows customer customization, while the latter is offered for €164,900 ($182,000) as a complete, race-ready machine.
In both cases, the cars come equipped with a full carbon fiber body, a carbo-ceramic braking system, forged wheels, three-way adjustable suspension, high downforce bi-plane rear carbon spoiler, and the quick-lift air jack system to be used on times of need.
The Italian Automobili Turismo e Sport plans to manufacture 30 of these cars each year.
Weighing in at just 800 kg (1,763 lb) and moved along by the power of 600 horses, the racer is capable of competing in a variety of FIA-sanctioned racing series, from Endurance to Hill Climb and Time Attack. Also, the company is even eying the formation of a single-brand championship sometime in the future.
“During the past months the Racing department of ATS Automobili has carried out severe reliability and performance tests that improved the RR Turbo's qualities. Suitable for all those professional or gentlemen drivers who are looking for an adaptable and effective racing car, the RR Turbo will be eligible to race internationally with the FIA homologation Appendix J Group E2 SH,” ATS says in a statement.
ATS will make two variants of the Turbo RR available, Clubsport and Serie Carbonio. The former, priced at €132,000 ($146,000) allows customer customization, while the latter is offered for €164,900 ($182,000) as a complete, race-ready machine.
In both cases, the cars come equipped with a full carbon fiber body, a carbo-ceramic braking system, forged wheels, three-way adjustable suspension, high downforce bi-plane rear carbon spoiler, and the quick-lift air jack system to be used on times of need.
The Italian Automobili Turismo e Sport plans to manufacture 30 of these cars each year.
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