The fastest street car at the race track.” That’s the goal for the Praga Bohema, the latest entrant into an oddly bustling marketplace: the £1m-plus plaything. But this one is designed to really stand out in an owner’s collection, and not just because of its truly arresting, aerodynamically led design.
It’s not the first production car in the Czech company’s storied 115-year history, with the road-legal Praga R1R of recent years described as a ‘proof of concept’ for the Bohema, even if nothing is carried over.
While Praga made its first car in 1909, it’s only started building its motor sport reputation in the last three decades, dipping into enduro, karting, Formula 4 and more recently Britcar here in the UK. While not a big-league name just yet, its work in getting there has thus far been canny. Recruiting sim racer Jimmy Broadbent as a driver alongside Gordie Mutch – the pair won the inaugural Praga
