This isn’t your everyday EV with a minimalist dash and yoga-calming silence. The Skoda Enyaq RS Race is here, and it’s yelling (in synthetic engine sounds, of course) that electrified motorsport can be just as loud, just as mean, and—thanks to some clever flax—just a bit greener too.
Based on the Enyaq Coupé vRS, this motorsport concept is lower by 70 mm, wider by up to 116 mm, and over 300 kg lighter thanks to biocomposites made from flax. Yes, the plant. It’s not just for hipster smoothies anymore.
Under its composite shell lies a dual-motor AWD setup pushing out 250 kW (335 hp) and launching this featherweight to 62 mph (100 km/h) in under five seconds. It retains the standard 111 mph (180 km/h) top speed, but with more aero tweaks than a Le Mans car. There’s a massive rear wing, vented fenders, and redesigned bumpers that guide airflow like it’s a wind tunnel graduate.
Inside, it’s race-ready: racing bucket seats, a rally-style hydraulic handbrake, carbon-ceramic brakes with 10-piston front calipers, and a stripped-out cabin featuring just enough to remind you you’re not in a spacecraft (yet).
Other highlights include a custom linear steering system, front and rear limited-slip differentials, lightweight polycarbonate windows, Flax-reinforced AmpliTex and PowerRibs panels, 20-inch low-profile tires, and Havas sound system for simulated motorsport audio drama.
In short, it’s an EV that ditched the avocado toast and went straight for the racing fuel—minus the fuel part.
Images: Skoda.
