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You wouldn\u2019t be alone in coveting an HWA Evo.R. Here\u2019s a racecar, after all, channeling plenty of classic Mercedes 190E goodness with modern performance and reliability. For now at least, those are HWA\u2019s own cars, set to make their competitive debut at N24 this weekend. But for 15 lucky folk who want to experience for themselves what an HWA Evo racer might be like, there\u2019s this: the HWA Evo R track car. More extreme (and rarer) than the \u2018standard\u2019 HWA Evo, more accessible than the dedicated Evo.R competition machine (note the \u2018.\u2019 to tell them apart), it\u2019s wild alright.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
HWA being HWA, too, no half measures are employed. This is very much the N24 competitor made a little simpler to pilot than merely a widebodied street machine, using the same \u2018core architecture\u2019. So the Evo R employs an identical fuel cell, reinforced monocoque and FIA-spec cage as the Evo dot R, plus the same burlier bodykit and \u2018revised\u2019 bonnet. There seems little danger of mixing up road car with track car, which will make the decision to have both simpler to justify.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The motorsport influence doesn\u2019t stop with the appearance, either,\u00a0 as the Evo.R gets six-way adjustable (where do you go after high- and low-speed compression and rebound?) suspension that\u2019s been developed with KW as well as H&R, plus \u2018competition brakes\u2019 from AP Racing. When HWA says they\u2019re competition brakes, we\u2019re inclined to believe they\u2019re basically identical to those on the Nurburgring grid this weekend. There\u2019s even air jacks, for heaven’s sake\u00a0– if you want to live out retro DTM fantasies, this is the machine for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Power for the Evo.R comes from the same Mercedes turbo V6 as the Evo, albeit now with \u2018approximately\u2019 560hp and 494lb ft. There\u2019s a six-speed sequential as well, for full race car cool, and while no weight saving is claimed, features like polycarbonate windows and lightweight Ronal wheels will surely offset the beefed-up bodywork.<\/p>\n
Like all the latest generation of super duper track-only cars, HWA will be at the beck and call of the 15 Evo R customers. So as well as exclusive track days, they\u2019ll get access to \u2018expert technicians\u2019 and parts should anything need replacing. Or repairing, for that matter. Certainly HWA will be encouraging the lucky few to really make the most of their opportunity, with options including a Langstreckenpaket (easy for you to say) endurance package, air con, a passenger seat, an Electronic Kit and a Starter Kit, with ease of use said to be a project aim throughout.<\/p>\n
Despite the look and despite the sequential, HWA suggests that its work on the Evo R has been focused on \u2018making it accessible to drivers of all experience levels.\u2019 So no excuse not to basically. Apart from the price, of course – it\u2019s hard to imagine an R costing any less than a million euros, given the RRP of an Evo. Still, a whole lot more interesting than the usual hypercars at your track resort\u2026<\/p>\n
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