RML Group reveals new Le Mans Hypercar

16th October 2024

RML Group Ltd, the UK’s leading high-performance engineering specialist, today unveils first production details of its bespoke P39 project.

Merging Le Mans Hypercar design and daily road-car usability, the P39 40th Special Edition (40SE) delivers an unrivalled blend of RML's championship-winning expertise and engineering excellence.

Based on the Porsche 992.1 Turbo S, the RML P39 40SE upgrades every area affecting performance, ride and handling. The net result is an extraordinary hypercar that has track capability beyond a Porsche 992 GT3 RS* yet maintains a high level of compliance and day-to-day usability.

Michael Mallock, CEO of RML Group, said: ‘What better way to showcase our leadership on road and track over 40 years than with the launch of a Le Mans Hypercar-inspired hypercar?

‘Our new RML P39 40th Special Edition challenges everything that’s possible in this sector,’ he added. ‘It will comfortably eclipse a GT3 RS* at the Nordschleife while being relaxing and easy to drive all the way home again.’

To expand the car’s handling abilities, P39 40SE’s track has been increased front and rear plus the wheelbase has been lengthened. The bodywork has been replaced by a carbon fibre shell inspired functionally and aesthetically by the new Le Mans Hypercar category.

This features front and rear active aero complete with an integrated, driver-activated drag reduction system (DRS) which reduces aerodynamic drag to boost speed on straights. Furthermore, the entire chassis can be remotely lowered to increase downforce via hydraulic actuators.

In this configuration, P39 40SE generates an extraordinary 662kg of downforce – more than 4.5 times a standard 992.1 911 Turbo S at 150mph.

Making the most of this new-found ability, P39 40SE’s twin-turbo six-cylinder engine is taken to 900bhp at 7,300rpm and 1,000Nm of torque thanks to a new ECU, upgraded turbos and intercoolers, new manifolds and catalytic converters plus a tuned Inconel sports exhaust.

Using RML’s advanced simulation software, these upgrades translate to an anticipated Nordschleife lap time of 6min 45sec*. This compares with 7min 17sec for the standard 992.1 Turbo S and 6min 49sec for the GT3 RS.

Yet as focused and stiff as it is in Track Mode to achieve this scintillating speed, P39 40SE has two distinct modes or characters. With the car in driver-selected Tour Mode, the ride height increases, damping relaxes to make the car more compliant and everyday useable.

Inside, P39 40SE celebrates RML’s 40 years of engineering excellence with new sports seats and embroidery matched with four-point safety harnesses for both driver and passenger. The standard vestigial rear seat is removed and replaced with a custom half roll cage.

The package is completed with no-cost option RML 40SE Ruby Red paintwork and bespoke forged alloy sports rims – 20in at the front and 21in at the rear.

Just 10 examples of P39 40SE will be created at RML’s engineering centre at Wellingborough, near Silverstone, with the first already under construction.

P39 40SE is delivered as a completed vehicle, with each costing £495,000 excluding taxes plus the donor car. RML can source these, as required.

*All times are simulation only

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