Bowler Nemesis

Bowler Nemesis / EXR
Overview
Manufacturer	Bowler Off Road
Also called	Bowler EXR
Body and chassis
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout
Related	Range Rover Sport
Chronology
Predecessor	Bowler Wildcat

The Bowler Nemesis is an off-road racing vehicle designed, manufactured and sold by Bowler Off-Road. The Nemesis is intended to be used in endurance rally raid events such as the Dakar Rally and Rallye des Pharaons.

Design and construction[edit]

The Nemesis takes styling elements such as grille, headlights and rear lights from the Range Rover Sport. Like the Bowler Wildcat that preceded it, the Nemesis has a tubular steel spaceframe construction that incorporates a roll cage as an integral part of the frame structure. The spaceframe and roll cage are approved by the Motor Sports Association for racing. Unlike the Wildcat, the Nemesis features a fully independent suspension design.

Bowler offers the Nemesis with 4.0 or 4.4-litre displacement naturally aspirated V8 or a 4.2-litre displacement supercharged V8. A six speed manual transmission is fitted as standard with the option of a dog engagement racing transmission. The vehicle features a 60/40 torque split limited slip center differential with over-lock and limited slip front and rear differentials.

Body panels are made of a composite material called Twin-tex with some carbon fibre pieces in areas where higher strength is required.

The Nemesis has a 415-litre capacity racing fuel cell to allow the vehicle to run the longest Dakar Rally stages.

Bowler EXR-S[edit]

Bowler also made a road-legal version of the EXR called the Bowler EXR-S. It has two engine choices, either a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 from the Jaguar XKR with up to 600 hp (447 kW; 608 PS) or a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 diesel with 291 hp (217 kW; 295 PS).

In popular culture[edit]

The Bowler EXR-S is featured in the mobile racing game Smash Bandits Racing as a tier 5 car,^[1] and in the Forza racing game franchise as an extreme off-road vehicle. It is also featured in the racing game Blur as an off-road vehicle.

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