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RB17
Production limited to 50
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V10 · 4,500 cc / 4.5 LFactory: 4.5 L
- Power
- 746 kW / 1,010 PSFactory: 1,000 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The RB17 is a track-only hypercar designed by Adrian Newey for Red Bull, outside Formula 1. It pairs a Cosworth-built V10 with a hybrid assist and uses active suspension, which F1 banned in 1994.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Newey began drawing the car after Christmas 2019, following a 2010 fantasy car made for Gran Turismo. The article says the design went through three different engines and a change from all-wheel drive to rear drive before the car was shown.
The article reports a planned track debut in summer 2025 and production limited to 50 cars, all built at Red Bull's campus near Milton Keynes.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard RB17.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Cosworth1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V101 Independently researchedClaimed in a first-look article, not confirmed by a registry. |
| Displacement | 4,500 cc / 4.5 LFactory: 4.5 L1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 746 kW / 1,010 PSFactory: 1,000 hp · converted1 Independently researchedClaimed figure. Excludes the 200 bhp electric motor the article describes. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | rear1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | extreme carbon composite chassis1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | 900 kgFactory: 900 kg1 EstimatedTarget weight stated before the car was finished, not a measured figure. |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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This is it: Adrian Newey's 1,200bhp, 900kg RB17 hypercar Level C Top Gear
- Cosworth-made 1,000bhp 4.5-litre V10
- 1,000bhp 4.5-litre V10
- Until our simulations showed it was better to be rear drive
- The chassis is made of the most extreme carbon composite
- The target weight is somewhere below 900kg
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