Praga is one of the world's oldest automobile manufacturers, with a history dating back to 1907 and originating from Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The brand started with heavy industry manufacturing, covering areas such as bridges and steam locomotives, and later developed into a comprehensive engineering group producing sedans, trucks, buses, motorcycles, aircraft, and racing cars. After World War II, under specific historical circumstances, Praga's production focus shifted to trucks and gearboxes, while its civilian car business stagnated for a long time. After over a decade of accumulation and reshaping in motorsports, Praga returned to the top civilian supercar market in the 2020s with extreme lightweighting and pure driving experience as core concepts, re-establishing its unique position in the performance car field through its flagship supercar, the Bohema.
Praga's century-long history began in 1907, founded by František Ringhoffer. It started with the production of Isotta-Fraschini sedans and quickly transitioned to independent design and production. By the 1930s, Praga had become one of the top automotive engineering companies in Central Europe, with a very rich product line covering luxury sedans, commercial vehicles, buses, motorcycles, agricultural machinery, and aircraft.
However, the brand's development trajectory was completely changed after World War II. The factory suffered heavy damage during the war and was subsequently nationalized by the Czechoslovak government in 1945. Under new directives, Praga was forced to stop sedan production (producing the last batch of 300 sedans assembled from remaining parts in 1948) and instead focus on the production of trucks, buses, and gearboxes, while Škoda became the designated sedan manufacturer for the country.
After 1989, Praga resumed its private enterprise identity. In the 1990s, the brand re-entered the motorcycle field while maintaining its truck business. In the early 2000s, its developed "all-terrain trucks" achieved remarkable results in the Dakar Rally. In 2009, a key turning point for Praga arrived—the company started manufacturing racing karts. With a production of approximately 7,000 chassis annually and two FIA World Championship titles, Praga quickly rose to become one of the world's top kart manufacturers. In 2011, the company restarted its core automotive business as a race supplier. In 2012, Praga launched its first modern race car—the R1, a carbon fiber monocoque race car designed for customer racing and track days, competing in multiple one-make series and endurance races globally. Since then, Praga has continued to deepen its racing heritage. Its developed R1R road version prototype was not mass-produced, but its extreme lightweighting and excellent track performance laid a solid foundation for subsequent supercar projects.
The brand's revival peaked in 2022. At the end of 2022, Praga officially unveiled its all-new flagship supercar—the Bohema prototype, marking the brand's return to mass-produced civilian vehicles after 77 years. After intensive testing and tuning, in December 2024, the first Bohema customer car was successfully delivered to a European customer. That same year, Praga also jointly established a global brand center in the UK with the UK brand side and announced a collaboration with Kresta Racing for vehicle assembly. In 2025, the Bohema continuously broke records in multiple track tests, significantly improving its market visibility and media attention.
Praga's current brand matrix covers multiple areas such as racing, supercars, motorcycles, and karts, with all products characterized by handcrafting and extremely low production volume.
Praga R1: The cornerstone of the brand's modern racing business. As a carbon fiber monocoque race car, the R1 has evolved to its fifth generation, designed specifically for track days and various endurance events, winning numerous awards on legendary tracks in Europe, the United States, the UAE, and Australia.
Praga Bohema: The flagship after the brand's revival, and also its landmark work in returning to the civilian vehicle market. Bohema is positioned as a road-legal Hypercar, aiming to provide GT3 racing-level lap times and the practicality of road driving. Its uniqueness lies in not adopting a hybrid system, but achieving extraordinary performance through extreme lightweighting (under 1,000 kg) and aerodynamic design. Bohema is limited to 89 units globally, with an annual hand-built production of less than 20 units, and a starting price of approximately €1.28–1.36 million.
Praga ZS 800: The brand's newly launched hand-built custom motorcycle, inspired by the 1928 Praga BD 500. Its design fuses aerospace-grade materials and modern manufacturing processes, limited to only 28 units globally, reflecting Praga's craftsmanship revival in the two-wheeler field.
Praga Alfa: An ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) light aircraft, which has obtained full certification. This project highlights Praga's continued work and technical accumulation in the aviation field.
Praga Karts: One of the brand's oldest and largest businesses. Praga produces approximately 7,000 kart chassis annually, is one of the world's most successful kart manufacturers, and has won two FIA World Championship titles.
As an ultra-luxury and top-tier racing brand, Praga's market performance is reflected in its carefully maintained scarcity and track dominance, rather than traditional sales figures.
In terms of civilian vehicles, Bohema's 89-unit quota is specially prepared for top global collectors and hardcore driving enthusiasts. Its high pricing (approximately $1.4 million) and rare delivery volume ensure product value retention and uniqueness. As of the end of 2025, the first batch of customer deliveries has been completed, with major markets concentrated in Europe, the United States, and North America. In terms of track performance, Bohema's powerful capabilities have been fully verified. Former Top Gear driver Ben Collins, after driving the Bohema, created the fastest lap record for a mass-produced pure internal combustion engine vehicle on that track. Subsequently, the Bohema continuously broke track lap records at circuits in Most and Brno within the Czech Republic, as well as on a Slovakian track, improving the previous records by 4.8 seconds and 7.1 seconds respectively. In the racing field, the Praga R1 and Praga karts continue to maintain high participation and competitiveness in one-make events and international endurance races globally, which constitutes a solid competitive foundation for the brand.
Praga brand's core technology logic is extremely clear, rooted in its century-old motorsport bloodline and extreme pursuit of lightweight philosophy. Specifically, its technology system includes the following four key levels:
Extreme Lightweighting Engineering: This is the primary principle running through all products. Bohema's curb weight is strictly controlled to approximately 982 kg to 1,000 kg. The body's main structure adopts a carbon fiber monocoque, and the outer covers also use a large amount of carbon fiber composite materials. In key parts such as the power unit and suspension systems, magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, and titanium alloys are widely used. With a curb weight of around 2,300 lbs (approx. 1,043 kg), lightweighting is key for Bohema to achieve an unparalleled power-to-weight ratio and excellent dynamic response.
Top-tier Aerodynamic Design: Bohema's body and aerodynamic kit design were verified in an F1 team wind tunnel. The car can produce over 900 kg of downforce at 250 km/h (155 mph). This value is almost equivalent to the vehicle's own weight, meaning theoretically the vehicle can be "sucked" onto the road surface when driving at high speeds. Its aerodynamic kit includes complex structures such as F1-style nose wings, large rear diffusers, and adjustable active rear wings.
Cross-domain Powertrain Integration: Praga demonstrated its powerful engineering integration capabilities. The power core of Bohema is the Nissan GT-R's VR38DETT 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, making Praga the first brand to obtain official Nissan permission to use this engine outside of its own models. Praga cooperated with UK top GT-R modification expert Litchfield to deeply modify the engine, including replacing large turbochargers and changing to a dry sump to lower the center of gravity, finally enabling it to stably output 700 horsepower and 725 Nm of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a racing-spec 6-speed sequential gearbox.
Precise Chassis and Handling Tuning: Praga's racing experience gives it a significant advantage in chassis tuning. Bohema adopts a racing-spec pushrod suspension and a high-performance carbon-ceramic braking system (front 380 mm carbon ceramic discs, six-piston calipers), and features multi-stage adjustable ride height to adapt to different road surfaces and driving needs.
As a globalized high-end brand, Praga's overseas business is uniformly managed by Praga Cars, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. Additionally, Praga Cars UK was established in the UK as the global brand center, responsible for market promotion, customer experience, and Bohema sales and support.
In terms of sales and delivery, Praga has built a global network covering Europe, North America, and the Middle East. The first batch of customer deliveries took place in Europe in 2024, followed by the United States and UAE markets. In 2025, the Bohema began delivering to more overseas customers. In addition, Praga's racing business has also achieved global operations, with its R1 race series and customer cars active on tracks in Australia, Dubai, the United States, and the UK.
At the technical R&D and production levels, Praga's overseas layout is reflected in cross-border technical cooperation. The core of the power system—the VR38DETT engine—is directly supplied by Nissan in Japan, while key turbo upgrades and engine calibration work are completed by Litchfield in the UK. As for the Chinese market, Praga currently has not established official sales channels, but the brand is exploring the possibility of entering by participating in promotion platforms such as the "China International Import Expo" (CIIE). Currently, if the Bohema were to enter the Chinese market, the most likely method would be through "small-batch import" rules as a collectible vehicle.
After successfully restarting civilian vehicle production and delivering the Bohema, Praga stands at a new historical node. Looking forward, the brand's development strategy may revolve around the following core directions:
Deepen High-Performance Sports Car Lineup: The Bohema's success proves Praga's engineering strength and brand appeal in the top supercar field. In the future, the brand is highly likely to develop more road sports cars with different positioning and power forms based on its mature carbon fiber platform and lightweight engineering technology, to expand its influence in the supercar and high-end performance car market.
Motorsport Strategy Upgrade: Praga has clearly expressed intent to participate in the LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) Class of the WEC World Endurance Championship. This marks that the brand will transform from a customer racing supplier to a top-level participant in motorsports. Through stages of top events like Le Mans, Praga can not only verify its technology but also significantly enhance its global prestige as a top racing brand.
Global Business Expansion: The brand will continue to expand its global sales and service network and is expected to actively evaluate and enter emerging luxury sports car markets such as the Chinese market in the future. This will drive the brand to gradually shift from a highly niche, collector-centric model to a more commercially sustainable development path.
Brand Ecosystem and Diversified Synergy: Praga's diversified layout has begun to show results. In the future, its aviation business (Praga Alfa) and motorcycle business (ZS 800) may play a more important role, jointly supporting a unique high-end engineering brand image that integrates an "Road, Track, Air" all-around mobility vision.
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