Slovakia's New Praga R1 is Much Faster in Turbo Form [w/Video]

If you’re a new manufacturer that nobody has heard of, and you come from Slovakia, a country that is known for making large numbers of mainstream family cars for foreign brands, rather than few, very fast ones in a shed, your product needs to steal the show, and not only match what competition it faces.

That’s why the ultra-lightweight Praga R1’s engine has gained a turbocharger, to more effortlessly shift its 600-ish kg (1,322 pounds) curb weight.

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