The R4 project was initiated in late 2003 following DJM�s build of Colin McRae�s dream Escort MkII. Using a Ford Ka passenger shell gave the design a base, and DJM then worked with Tom Webster & Keith Burden of Codemasters (responsible for McRae�s computer game) to design a CGI of the R4 from sketches. By spring 2006 the prototype was �in build� and McRae was asked by the Goodwood Festival of Speed organisers to display it. This gave DJM two months to finish the prototype, which then didn�t even have a body! After many late nights the team made it to the Festival with the R4 as modelled here and received universal acclaim.
Speciification
- Engine: 2495cc, 4-cylinder, Millington Diamond Series 2
- Maximum speed: 145mph � dependent on gearing
- Weight: 1000kgs � in gravel spec
- Vertical wheel travel: 350mm.
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