BAC Mono R - the fastest car we've ever driven I evo LEADERBOARD 

A car company has made a car lighter? A rarity these days

almost 2 seconds faster than a P1 GTR... kinda makes the track versions of exotics look a little silly. feels like a reminder that exotics are about passion, some showiness, and being reasonably fast with 2 seats and a large platform - but it begs the question of why they all ditched the manuals in favor of laptimes, when it's clear the REAL formula for laptimes is this... lightweight, pseudo-open-wheel. I get that a 2-seater track version of an exotic is way more practical than this for traveling to and from the track, but still - if what you care about is laptimes and track excitement, this is obviously the way to go. Exotic track versions would make more sense if they owned the passion and driving engagement angle, and sacrificed a little laptime by going back to manuals, adding a little comfort, etc. Just makes more sense, rather than bragging about laptimes but getting demolished by a little 4-cylinder.

I’ve wanted one of these for years now and this version is absolutely incredible… time to sell the house

The lesson we learned today (again) is that a beefed up go-cart can go faster around the track than the car can.

Many years ago I dreamt of building a single seater for the road/track. There was the Rocket by Gordon Murray but until the Mono came along not really anything else. To cut a long story short, I saw a Mono at a show. I immediately knew their car was my ideas but also was executed so much more fantastically than I could ever dreamed. Never had to bother with my own ideas, BAC does it better! Wish I had the money! Check one out if you get the chance, you will be gobsmacked. GO BAC!

I saw 'BAC Mono R,' then read 'EVO' and of course I made a dash to the video as I just knew it would be Steve....YAY! Great sound quality from inside the helmet too :) and "Crikey me!" that thing changes direction faster than the prime Minister!

An interesting (but not cheap) feature would be to take this to various European F1 tracks and see how it stacks up to old F1 qualifying laps, how recent would it compete, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s etc.??

That squirm under braking looked terrifying, especially with a building off to the right. Good job holding it together that little bastard looks like a handful. Also its amazing how stunningly beautiful Anglesey is.

Loved seeing the tail come out under braking, reminded me of my karting days.

Outrageous speed, massive congrats Steve and BAC, amazing effort! 👏👍😀

YEEEESSS! LIGHTWEIGHT-NESS IS THE KEY! seems all the makers of sportscars have forgotten this concept. The modern philosophy is More Power > all

Thing looks like the biggest adrenaline pump this side of a superbike

Ive always loved this car-to drive it, especially round a circuit is the stuff of bucket lists. Beautifully filmed and presented video, good job!!!👍

Impressive! While other journalists can talk our brains out with their feelings and sensations about a new car, Steve never fails to deliver lap times too, showing us what all that really means! Cheers!

The onboard was too good. And Steve is quite a driver. Throwing the car around. Bravo. Bravo.

Damn, Steve almost binned it on that fast right hander. NICE!!💪

audio isolation is nuts! props

Love the ultrawidescreen. Also love the Mono and Anglesey, good stuff!

Always had a soft spot for the Mono. Absolutely stunning looking 👌🏼

If you're testing it on slicks vs the other cars on uhp/semi slick tyres (bar Mclaren P1 GTR) then what's the point? It was only 0.8 secs faster than the regular mono on road legal tyres, is it actually any faster on the same tyre around Angelsey?

Would love to see the Radical RXC with 650 bhp on slicks! That would be awesome!

I saw one of these in Green today on the 5N San Diego 😫😫😫 just amazing

Sorry to be a stick-in-the-mud, and I do love what BAC does generally... but isn't a bit dubious to be setting a road car's time on slicks?

This is mental and worth every cent. The cars that it’s quicker than is mind blowing.

wow i dont watch laps but i watched that and it was sick. thank you and thank bac.

Just add lightness. Saw a Zeno on the road last week, rare beast, same principle, hope BAC last the distance

Wonderful piece of engineering 😎👍🏻 I remember seeing one of these pacing it around Oulton Park…. being chased down by a lightly modified Evo V. Once again proving you can have the fanciest toy on the block but unless the person behind the wheel really has the 🍒 to push it, you’ll never be the quickest 😉

As close to motorsport as a road car can be! Stunning performance! What about McLaren Senna? Would it be possible a track test with it?

This is cool, but I'd have a different track weapon that was just released today. Ducati's new V4R

Epic reviewer + crazy car = awesome video

Can't wait for mine to arrive in the Spring. Not sure the driver will live up to the car!

After watching this you see the new Bmw M2 1800 kg… and… ups, what a difficult future we are facing… great video!

LOVE IT!! What a wild little car, great video guys 🔥

This was fantastic!

That.... is insane! I mean; I follow a lot of different car channels but I have never seen anything quite like that before. Performance aside; the styling of the car is equally jaw-dropping...

Add speed with lightness. Colin Chapman would love this car

I would like to see a laptime with the McMurtry Spéirling!!

Having driven a car with a hewland FTR I can tell you it is buttery buttery smooth. However, the maintenance can be annoying at times. The gears will last forever, and swapping ratios is quite easy. However, I don't recall the exact part, it is one of the pinions, is toast after a few thousand miles and has to be replaced. It is situated at the back of the gearbox, so hopefully the position of the gearbox in this allows for easy access. It isn't the worst thing on the planet, but it was a couple grand each time it needed to be changed, and this was almost 10 years ago. Maybe they have made some advancements on it since then (I would like to think they have). That is NOT a cheap gear box though, especially in magnesium form. I imagine it's about 45k if you bought it from hewland direct. That kind of power through that box is getting towards the upper limits of what it is capable of taking (again, speaking from what the spec was 10 years ago). Anymore torque and you would have to step up to the next level of gear box they have, and that one runs 60-90k.

How much of that second or so lap time difference is due to slicks vs road legal semi slicks though?

More Steve please! Cheers from Italy

As a motorcyclist this thing speaks to me. It's a shame car buyers and regulations make stuff like this hard to mass produce. I'd happily give up bikes for something like this at an affordable price point. Give me a useful windscreen + tonneau roof... I'll bring the helmet and earplugs.... and I could drive something like this every day.

What a thing!!! It makes me smile....

This is the kind of car that Colin Chapman would have admired… and something Lotus should look at doing!

Sutcliffe at the track is always a classic.

One of my favorites.

What I would give for any of the car review channels to show us uncut, one camera angle onboard footage of timed laps.

i love how it's called a road car but i'd be terrified driving that around trucks and having rock chips flying in my face

First review ever watch without announcing which engine is in to car. is it a secret for marketing or are you guys embarrassed. no disrespect; great car whatever engine is inside. i like the technical portions of videos.

The lightness of this car sits heavy on my mind

Another classic from suttas, oh yeah, and B.A.C

Pop down to your local track day,,,thats one cheap evening at the bar

More Steve, please.

I wish they could have integrated the air intake on the left into the centerline of the car, like how F1 cars do it. The asymmetry due to the intake bothers me. (not like I could afford it anyways lol)

Lots of comparisons to “high end single seaters” in this video. Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the BAC Momo have a tubular spaceframe chassis? F3 and FR moved on from that twenty years ago, and the new price of both cars is less than this Mono. I used to own a Formula Renault with a full carbon tub and carbon bodywork, plus the aero wishbones this guy mentions and a sequential Sadev box - I paid £18k secondhand, plus a few thousand to rebuild it to ‘as new’ (minus the engine) and I think they were €60k brand new. I presume the cost of these is the low volume production and full road homologation - it’s certainly not the advanced tech.

The lesson here is lightweight + P to W ratio is king! =)

Would you be able to see how fast a caparo T1 would lap the circuit. I still think that would be extremely quick despite being 15 years old

Perfect car. Wonder what time does a F1 can do there, just as comparison.

That's sub-1300lb dry weight for us Yankees. Absolutely stunning car!!!

I've been a fan of this car since I first saw one reviewed on Top Gear. Too bad we don't get them here in the US. This car didn't need to get any lighter, or more powerful. The only people who will be able to appreciate these changes are professional race car drivers. I wonder how it compares to a top range Caterham or a KTM X-Bow. Thank you.

Goodness, and all that on relatively skinny 205 section tires!

The Mono was already insane, I can't imagine what this one is like. I'm not sure how much I like the intake box off to the side I feel like they could have integrated it better. Maybe on either side of the rollover hoop to give you more sound by ear, better flow on the bodywork, and smoother look. It wouldn't look quite so tacked on looking.

Excellent

That's an outrageous HP/weight ratio. Looks amazing. Too much $ though.

And the McLaren Senna? That is the record holder on VIR in the US as part of Car & Driver magazine's "Lightning Lap". No other car has beaten the Senna over the last 5 years. Let's get them to test the latest BAC Mono if it is street-legal in the US.

Always a fan of the this car

Amazing!

would be insane to someday see "trickle down" from F1 if we eventually get a BAC MONO K (Forced Induction + KERS/MGU-K/H)

I’d like to see how a new green arial atom with the new turbo type r motor would stack up. I have a feeling it would either match it or beat it by a small margin at a significantly lower price point.

Just over 4 seconds quicker than a 765lt😳....Mental

Good driving, Mr Sutty, sir. Tiny 'moment' there, but crikey.

i need to experience this car

The lesson? Light weight is king in sports cars. We've been creeping away from that for years.

340 HP from a NA 4 cylinder is crazy. 100 HP more than the Honda S2000 from roughly 400cc larger displacement.

Bring the porsche 919 hybrid evo. Will smash this car's time instantly. No need to wait for "anytime soon" like you mentioned at the end of this video

Just makes the standard Mono appear even better.

Really like the BAC's, but I was more surprised to see Ethan and Jack from Car Throttle on production. How long has that been going on?

If I could have only 5 cars, this is one of them.

Well when the new ktm gtx comes out I hope y'all get to test it and see if this lap time still stands

For the spec improvements, the pace gain seems minimal. Track must have been properly less than with the other car. Or the slicks may have been relatively meh. What a beast though. They need to get bespoke road tyres to deal with the low weight but high speed downforce.

What a triumph

I wonder what one of these things would be like with the GT3’s 4.0L flat six bolted behind it.

Seems like people forgot about the Caparo t1!

On a medium speed track, you gain about 2s per minute of laptime with a set of soft slicks compared to a set of Cup2R or Trofeo R's....

BAC new Generation Awesome Car

1 of my lottery car for my garage.

992 GT3 RS be like : Hold mein bier !

The lesson is that Colin Chapman was right! "Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."

A modernization of the Caterham 7 concept or a steetable formula 3/Atlantic 2 seater .

Just goes to show, light is right. This is why F1 cars from 20 years ago are faster than those of today.

Steve the Man !

Cheating a bit to put warmed up slick tyres on for the timed lap!

Id love to see Seb Kimi and Nico Ros race these against each other. !!!!

Wow fantastic car I saw one of these at goodwood & the finish is stunning! We still can produce amazing cars in England 😍

I do prefer the ambient music that EVO used to play rather than this generic rock sample stuff to be honest. Was way classier and identifiable as an EVO vid before.

Only 0.8 sec faster with slicks than the old Mono on Kumho Ecsta V700s (road legal treaded tyres) is not progress. 70bhp more and 60kg lighter, over twice the price of the original Mono. It doesn't add up.

I think these laps should be done on road-legal tires.

The title….hens teeth in evo world.

How many entities do they assemble year to year?

I do want one... but the question is: are they going to do a BAC Mono EV ;)

These are fantastic halo cars, but what's missing is a 2 seat road car, with some luggage space, using the same technologies and materials. Or what about a sub 1000kg 4 seat sports car? That'd be in a league of it's own.