The Bowler Nemesis is an

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vehicle designed, manufactured and sold by Bowler Off-Road. The Nemesis is intended to be used in endurance

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events such as the

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and Rallye des Pharaons.

Design and construction

The Nemesis takes styling elements such as grille, headlights and rear lights from the

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. Like the Bowler Wildcat that preceded it, the Nemesis has a tubular steel

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construction that incorporates a

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as an integral part of the frame structure. The spaceframe and roll cage are approved by the

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for racing. Unlike the Wildcat, the Nemesis features a fully

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design. Bowler offers the Nemesis with 4.0 or 4.4-litre displacement

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V8 or a 4.2-litre displacement

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V8. A six speed

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is fitted as standard with the option of a dog engagement racing transmission. The vehicle features a 60/40 torque split limited slip center differential with over-lock and limited slip front and rear differentials. Body panels are made of a

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called Twin-tex with some

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pieces in areas where higher strength is required. The Nemesis has a 415-litre capacity racing fuel cell to allow the vehicle to run the longest Dakar Rally stages.

Bowler EXR-S

Bowler also made a road-legal version of the EXR called the Bowler EXR-S. It has two engine choices, either a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 from the

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with up to or a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 diesel with .

In popular culture

The Bowler EXR-S is featured in the mobile racing game Smash Bandits Racing as a tier 5 car,{{Cite web, url=http://www.hutchgames.com/smash-bandits/, title=Smash Bandits {{! Hutch Games, website=www.hutchgames.com, access-date=2018-10-12 and in the

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racing game franchise as an extreme off-road vehicle. It is also featured in the racing game ''Blur'' as an off-road vehicle.

References

Off-road vehicles