Radical RXC GT3

Only 22 of the 600 cars in Dream Car Garage pair a V6 with rear-wheel drive, and the Radical RXC GT3 sits inside that narrow choice. Its mid-engine closed-cockpit coupe layout is a decision that trades away some of the familiar compromises of more conventional arrangements while buying a focused mechanical balance for a track-only machine. The result is a car whose place in the catalogue is defined less by outright headline figures than by how deliberately its ingredients have been selected.

The RXC GT3 reaches 100 km/h in 2.86 seconds, a figure that places it 81st out of 600 cars and faster than 519 cars in the collection. Its 290 km/h top speed ranks 313th, showing that acceleration is where this car separates itself most clearly from the wider field. The 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 produces 500 bhp and 600 Nm, a combination that places it among just 23 twin-turbo V6 cars in the catalogue. The 51 V6-powered cars in the collection make this engine layout uncommon, while the smaller group of V6 and RWD pairings highlights the particular path Radical chose.

That choice comes with a clear identity. The RXC GT3 is not trying to mirror every approach represented across 600 cars. It occupies a precise space as a UK track-only car with a mid-engine layout, rear-wheel drive and a closed cockpit. Its power figure ranks 334th overall, so its appeal is not based on having the highest output in the garage. Instead, the numbers show a car built around a specific combination of layout, response and acceleration. At £180,000 used, it ranks 198th by price, making it more expensive than 402 cars in the catalogue, with a cost of £360 per bhp.

With Radical founded in the United Kingdom in 1997 and three cars represented in the catalogue, the RXC GT3 brings a distinct character to a collection of 600 choices. It is the car for the garage that already has broad capability and needs something with a clear purpose, a machine defined by the decision to prioritise a particular configuration rather than chase every available measure.

The Radical RXC GT3 is the track-focused counterpoint.