PANTERA RX6 - GROWING WINGS
Overdrive|June 2020
What it’s like to drive, and jump, a 540PS rallycross machine!
RONNY ‘C’ROCK ’ WECHSELBERGE
PANTERA RX6 - GROWING WINGS

Type 2.3L turbocharged inline 4-cylinder

Gearbox 5-speed sequential

Drivetrain 4-wheel drive, 3 differentials

Max power 530PS@6,800rpm

Suspension (F/R) Double wishbone (250mm travel)

Kerb weight 1,150kg

Max torque 750Nm@5,000rpm

Performance 0-100kmph in 2s

Yeehah!

I’ve just jumped a rallycross car, and it’s taken me back to my childhood. Back to when I used to watch The Dukes of Hazzard (or The Duke Boys, as we called it in Germany) and their General Lee ’69 Dodge Charger doing insane jumps. I suddenly feel free, light, and weirdly enough, safe. That last bit is down to the fact that the double wishbone suspension with 250mm of travel, on my Titans RX Pantera RX6 is working very nicely. With each lap, and each jump, I’m getting more and more confident, and feeling encouraged to fly higher and further. It didn’t start out like that though…

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