Elemental to debut Rp1 sports car at Goodwood Festival of Speed

British carmaker Elemental Motor Company will debut the Rp1, its first lightweight sports car, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb. The British automaker has been developing the sports car over a four-year period and recently completed its first production specification car at its new production facility in Hambledon, Hampshire.

The Rp1 is powered by a choice of two turbocharged Ecoboost engines - a 1.0litre three-cylinder engine producing 182PS and a 2.0litre four-cylinder engine putting out 324PS . The engines can launch the car…