The Praga Bohema has become the fastest car with a pure combustion (ICE) powertrain to lap the famous Top Gear test track.
Setting a time of 1min 9.8sec, the Bohema is also the second-quickest car overall around the Dunsfold Aerodrome circuit.
Fittingly, the Czech-made hypercar was driven by Ben Collins, who served as the first ‘White Stig’ on Top Gear between 2003 and 2010.
Praga will soon be handing over three newly completed Bohema customer cars to their lucky owners, as part of the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Extreme on-track performance
Although aimed at track day use, the Praga Bohema is fully road-legal, and was equipped with standard road tyres for the Dunsfold Aerodrome lap time.
Made from a carbon fibre monocoque clothed in angular carbon bodywork, the mid-engined Bohema tips the scales at less than 1,000kg.
With a 710hp Litchfield-enhanced version of the 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V6 from the Nissan GT-R, its power-to-weight ratio is truly in the realm of hypercars.
Accelerating from 0-62mph takes less than 3.0 seconds, while top speed is nearly 200mph. The Bohema also boasts aerodynamics honed in a Formula One wind tunnel, generating 900kg of downforce at 155mph.
‘Lives and breathes downforce’
Ben Collins, ex-Stig and now Praga’s test driver, drove the Bohema to the Dunsfold Aerodrome circuit, carrying his race suit and helmet in the car’s side luggage pods.
After his record run, Collins said: “Setting such a fast time at Dunsfold on regular road tyres was such a thrill. I knew the Bohema would be fast, but Dunsfold’s tight turns and short straights are not ideal for a car that lives and breathes downforce.
“It shows how potent the mix of lightweight engineering, great aerodynamics and pure combustion can be – even up against hybrid hypercars from established brands with more than 1,000 horsepower. The owners taking delivery of their Bohema at Goodwood are in for the time of their lives as their new cars take to the hill.”
The next challenge for Ben Collins and the Bohema will be the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which takes place between 10 and 13 July 2025. New owners of the Czech hypercar will be treated to thrilling rides up the challenging Goodwood hill course.
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