Launched a couple of years ago as a premium car brand co-owned by Volvo and Geely, Lynk & Co has now started taking orders of the 03 TCR from privateers.

The touring car racer is available in its home market, China, where customers will take deliveries in the first quarter of next year, reports AutoNews, quoting information released by the Geely Group last week.

No pricing details have been announced yet for the 03 TCR, whose development began in mid-2018 and made its official racing debut at the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup, hosted in Marrakech, Morocco, in April.

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Tipping the scales at 1,265 kg (2,780 lbs), driver included, it is front-wheel drive and is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that produces 350 PS (345 hp / 258 kW) and 420 Nm (310 lb-ft) of torque. The unit revs up to 6,000 rpm and is hooked up to a six-speed sequential gearbox. Additionally, it boasts a wide bodykit with flared front and rear wheel arches, centerlock wheels, custom air intakes, and a big rear wing.

As for the 03 Cyan Concept, which became the unofficial record holder at the Nurburgring last month for FWD drive four-door cars, it packs a 2.0-liter turbo-four that produces an impressive 528 PS (521 hp / 388 kW) at 7,800 rpm and 504 Nm (372 lb-ft) of torque between 4,500 and 7,000 rpm. The show car needs 4.4 seconds to sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill and has a 310 km/h (193 mph) top speed.

 

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Thed Björk, Mantorp, Lynk & Co Cyan Racing, 22 October, 2018