The Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5/X6M are powerful AWD SAVs that have proven to be popular to the point that they have become vehicles that pander to the luxury aspect of looking rugged, instead of being rugged. The offroader featured here puts these “sport” SAVs to shame with its radical styling and performance capabilities. The Nemesis EXR from Bowler Offroad Ltd. is a roadgoing offshoot of the company’s Dakar-spec racers. The Nemesis takes styling elements such as grille, headlights and rear lights from the Range Rover Sport but the similarities stop there.
The Nemesis is constructed from tubular steel in a spaceframe design that incorporates the roll cage as an integrated structure of the frame, which is compliant with motorsport safety regulations. Body panels are made from a composite called Twin-tex and in the areas where high strength is needed with light weight, carbon fiber is used to give a vehicle weight of 3850 pounds. The roadgoing Nemesis EXR is fitted with a 5.0 liter supercharged V8 from the Jaguar XKR and horsepower calculations predict up to 600 horsepower on tap, but test versions were limited to 500 horsepower. Although race versions of the Nemesis are fitted with a manual ZF 6-speed, the EXR has a 6-speed automatic. Fully independent suspension offers 300 mm of ground clearance front and rear. The EXR uses standard Range Rover Sport brakes, but weighs almost 1500 pounds less so braking power is more than sufficient for this offroader. The driveline is composed of a 60/40 torque split limited slip center differential with over-lock and limited slip front and rear differentials. A 415 litre capacity racing fuel cell to allows the vehicle to run the longest Dakar Rally stages.
On tarmac, the Nemesis hits 62 mph in 3.9 seconds, on to an estimated top speed of 140 mph. At an estimated cost of $190,000, the Nemesis EXR is certainly not cheap but compared to the Cayenne and X5/X6 M-variant BMWs, the Bowler Nemesis is the king of the hill.
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