This Unknown Supercar Nearly Beat the Valkyrie’s Lap Time

The Praga Bohema is not your typical supercar. Hand-built in the Czech Republic, it is a rare machine that blends raw racing DNA with road-legal practicality. Recently, it grabbed headlines for setting a blistering lap time of 1 minute 9.8 seconds at the Top Gear Test Track, making it the fastest pure combustion vehicle ever to lap the course.

Underneath its lightweight carbon fiber body is a heavily tuned 3.8 liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine sourced from the Nissan GT-R. Praga reengineered it with custom turbochargers, a dry sump oil system, and a titanium exhaust, pushing out 700 horsepower and 535 pound-feet of torque. Power is delivered through a six-speed sequential gearbox. The result? A sprint from zero to sixty-two miles per hour in under 3 seconds and a top speed of 197 miles per hour.

The Bohema’s edge comes from more than power. Weighing under 2,300 pounds and generating 1,984 pounds of downforce at 155 miles per hour, it sticks to the tarmac like glue. Former Top Gear Stig, Ben Collins, now a Praga test driver, piloted the car during the record run—on regular road tires and with zero modifications.

With only 89 units planned for production, this car is as exclusive as it is fast. Praga has already handed over a few to eager buyers and plans to deliver three more during this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, including the first example to reach a United States customer.

If you love high-performance engineering, innovative design, and pure driving thrills, the Bohema is a machine worth watching closely.