The Baltasar Revolt R Concept EV Could Make Track Days Eerily Quiet

One of the key complaints many driving enthusiasts have about electric cars is their weight. One of the best-driving EVs out there is the Porsche Taycan, yet even in the hardcore Turbo GT Weissach trim, it still tips the scales at nearly 5,000 pounds. Great engineering can hide much of that mass, but even so, weight is the enemy of consumption, tire wear, and brake fade – all of which are concerns for privateer racers. It seems that a novel company from Spain has the solution via the Baltasar Revolt R concept, which debuted last week in advance of Automobile Barcelona 2025.

It’s Made Of – What Else? – Carbon Fiber

Founded by namesake Baltasar Lopez, the eponymous car company released its road-legal Revolt concept back in 2021. The Revolt R is an evolution of that lightweight sports car. The teensy EV starts with a handcrafted carbon fiber body shell, with an FIA-compliant chromoly roll cage providing further structural integrity. Its double-wishbone and pushrod suspension setup makes extensive use of Kevlar, carbon fiber, and aerospace aluminum for both strength and light weight. Other enhancements include a unique aerodynamics package, with a front splitter, side skirts, and towering rear wing complete with a drag-reduction system that complement the regular Revolt’s rear diffuser. Center-lock wheels and track-ready slick tires round out the R package.

Thanks to the lightweighting program, the Baltasar Revolt R weighs in at only 800 kilograms, or 1,764 pounds. If you’re keeping track, that’s about 200 pounds lighter than the second-generation Lotus Elise and more than 300 pounds lighter than an NA-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata, menaning the Revolt R doesn’t need much power to get around. And although Baltasar didn’t cop to powertrain specifics for the race-ready concept, its street-legal equivalent – expected to hit the roads of Malaga, Madrid, and Bilbao sometime next year – makes a claimed 500 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque from a pair of rear-mounted electric motors. The battery comes from neighboring company Millor, also founded by Lopez (likely not coincidentally), and it can be recharged to 80 percent in just five minutes.

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Technology Really Costs Money

The automaker wasn’t willing to commit to a price or firm schedule regarding the Revolt R, but we presume it’ll follow its plate-wearing sibling fairly soon. However, while Baltasar said in 2021 that the Revolt would cost around $250,000 at contemporary exchange rates, the Revolt R will be a lot more expensive. The company estimates that prices for the track superstar will start at around $500,000, and we assume that price includes the active aerodyamics and racing kit, like the aggressive bucket seat and roll cage. But no matter the cost, the Baltasar Revolt R is kind of a steal; the only other track-ready EV out there is the $900,000 Formula E racer. So if your only obstacle to electric adoption was weight, it seems you’re out of excuses. Pay up.

Source: Baltasar Cars via Carscoops