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NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

EXR S.

Bowler's first road car, shown at Goodwood in June 2012: the EXR rally raid car with a 550 bhp supercharged V8, a six-speed ZF automatic and a leather-trimmed cabin, at £155,000.

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EXR S — A 2013 Bowler EXR-S.MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEEXR (2012– )BUILT BYBowlerIN SERVICE2012OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTION6LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The EXR S shared the EXR's hydroformed Range Rover Sport chassis, MSA-approved cage and composite panels, and took the supercharged 5.0-litre V8 at 550 bhp with a six-speed ZF automatic and permanent 50/50 four-wheel drive; 0–60 mph took 4.2 seconds and top speed was limited to 155 mph. It had double wishbones, Bilstein dampers and Eibach springs, Brembo six-piston front brakes, climate control and leather seats. It was priced at £155,000 at its Goodwood debut in June 2012; a 3.0-litre V6 diesel was also listed. DK Engineering puts the run at six cars, three of them right-hand drive.

Specification

MANUFACTURERBowler ↗
Belper
MANUFACTURED2012–
ENGINE5.0 L supercharged Jaguar AJ-V8 petrol; 3.0 L TDV6 dieselJaguar AJ-V8 · AJD-V6 TDV6
PRODUCTION RUN6 (DK Engineering)
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEEXR
FAMILYEXR
WHEELS4
BODY STYLErally-raid

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Rally manufacturer Bowler introduces its first road model, partners with Land Rover (June 2012) ↗New Atlas · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Supercharged Bowler EXR-S features at Silverstone Auctions May sale ↗Racecar · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Bowler EXR-S ↗DK Engineering · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  4. 4Bowler Nemesis ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  5. 5Bowler ↗LRLife · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched