BBR Motorsport and Century Racing have revealed the Odyssey CR-X. It is intended for the Challenger class but takes several pages from the Ultimate side.

The name comes from BBR’s Odyssey Academy, which several of its drivers have competed under including this year’s Dakar T3 winner Pau Navarro, and CR-X as a nod to Century.

After years of fielding the Taurus T3 Max with success, BBR wanted to build its own light prototype. Century, who produces T1 cars like the CR6 and CR7, offered input on bodywork, aerodynamics, and chassis and suspension design. As part of their new relationship, BBR will serve as what Century CEO Julien Hardy calls a “de facto junior team”.

“For the past year, Kévin Delcros and I have been working to combine all our experience and knowledge of the discipline to design the best possible car,” BBR owner Loïc Bonnevie commented. “Building on our expertise gained over the last four seasons of the W2RC, as well as our three consecutive Dakar victories, we are confident that we can offer our drivers a vehicle capable of achieving new wins.

“The CR-X Odyssey’s mindset is clearly to be a mini T1+, so it was a natural choice for Kevin and me to partner with a manufacturer in the Ultimate category for our project. For the past three years, we have been committed to developing young talents and preparing them for the highest levels of rally-raid. The CR-X Odyssey was born with this same ambition: to offer drivers a high-performance training platform capable of supporting them all the way to the Ultimate category.”

The CR-X uses a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine from Can-Am along with a Rotax 7DCT gearbox and Sadev differentials. It also utilizes an R53 suspension. The cockpit is enclosed with a front windshield to reduce drag and improve comfort for the driver and navigator.

Bonnevie will drive the CR-X in the Hillclimb at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car’s competition debut will come at the Rallye du Maroc.

Featured image credit: Century Racing