Meet the Ren RS: a track-only, 205mph monster powered by electricity and turbines

This is Techrules II: Judgement Day. The Chinese company has announced a follow-up to its 2017 Geneva show car. The newcomer is dubbed the Ren RS, which will herald a world of dizzying numbers and speed for this year’s Geneva show.

Let us digest some of these numbers. There are two options: a Ren RS with four electric motors, or a Ren RS with six electric motors. We will focus on the latter because that’s the only one we have stats for, and six is more than four. So better.

With two electric motors on the front axle, and four on the back, the lightweight, single-seat supercar delivers 1,287bhp. That is a lot. Techrules claims it’ll do 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds flat. That is not a lot. Finally, Techrules claims it will top out at 205mph.

As with the company’s previous product, this Ren RS utilises what Techrules calls its Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle powertrain. Or, rather excellently, ‘TREV’, for short. Trev. A futuristic, electric supercar that has a Trev in the middle. Wonderful.

Basically, it uses a turbine to drive a generator which can quickly recharge the 28kWh battery. As such, it promises a range of some 1,170km from just 80 litres of diesel.

Techrules reckons the Ren will be ready in two years, “as well as other vehicles and products”; assuming of course, the ‘strategic partnerships’ it is currently forming pan out.

Matthew Jin is the chief technical officer of Techrules, and had this to say: “We are developing new proprietary technical innovations to deliver enhanced efficiency and performance in a range of applications – and with an ultra low environmental impact.”

You can see the thing for yourself at Geneva. Reckon Trev’s got some legs? Certainly looks interesting…