Faster than an F1 car! Well, we’ve heard that claim before, but New Zealand-based entrepreneur David Dicker and his self-funded Rodin Cars outfit are laser-focused on that goal, to the extent that the Red Bull RB17and Adrian Newey might not have everything their own way. The car in question is the FZero, a single-seat, closed-canopy, closed-wheel, all-carbon spaceship, with a bespoke twin-turbo V10 at its heart. In production guise, Rodin is aiming for over 1500bhp, 3000kg of downforce, and a 698kg kerb weight – which comfortably undercuts an F1 car! And although you might scoff, Rodin is a company that counts a racetrack and an engine foundry among its own facilities, while Dicker has the passion (and resources) to see it through to fruition.
