FIRST LOOK: Rodin FZero – 1500bhp Single-Seat V10 Madness!

Faster than an F1 car!

Well, we’ve heard that claim before, but New Zealand-based entrepreneur David Dicker and his self-funded Rodin Cars outfit are laser-focused on that goal, to the extent that the Red Bull RB17and Adrian Newey might not have everything their own way.

The car in question is the FZero, a single-seat, closed-canopy, closed-wheel, all-carbon spaceship, with a bespoke twin-turbo V10 at its heart. In production guise, Rodin is aiming for over 1500bhp, 3000kg of downforce, and a 698kg kerb weight – which comfortably undercuts an F1 car!

And although you might scoff, Rodin is a company that counts a racetrack and an engine foundry among its own facilities, while Dicker has the passion (and resources) to see it through to fruition.

Over to Top Gear Magazine’s Head of Car Testing, Ollie Marriage, to find out more…

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00:00 Intro
01:12 Chat with Rodin founder David Dicker
05:46 The Engine
09:16 Exhaust
11:04 Inside the cockpit
13:04 The rear
15:24 Conclusion

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