Bowler Offroad · 2007–present
Bowler Nemesis
The Bowler Nemesis is an off-road racing vehicle designed, manufactured and sold by Bowler Off-Road. The Nemesis is intended to be used in endurance rally raid events such as the Dakar Rally and Rallye des Pharaons.
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Design and construction
The Nemesis takes styling elements such as grille, headlights, and rear lights from the Range Rover Sport. Like the Bowler Wildcat that preceded it, the Nemesis has a tubular steel spaceframe construction that incorporates a roll cage as an integral part of the frame structure. The spaceframe and roll cage are approved by the Motor Sports Association for racing. Unlike the Wildcat, the Nemesis features a fully independent suspension design. Bowler offers the Nemesis with 4.0 or 4.4-litre displacement naturally aspirated V8 or a 4.2-litre displacement supercharged V8. A six-speed manual transmission 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 composite material called Twin-tex with some carbon fibre 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 Jaguar XKR with up to 600 hp (447 kW; 608 PS) or a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 diesel with 291 hp (217 kW; 295 PS).
In popular culture
The Bowler EXR-S is featured in the mobile racing game Smash Bandits Racing as a tier 5 car, and in the Forza racing game franchise as an extreme off-road vehicle. It is also featured in the racing game Blur as an off-road vehicle, and as a secret vehicle in the arcade racing game Sega Rally 3. == References ==
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Specifications
- name
- Bowler Nemesis / EXR
- Manufacturer
- Bowler Off Road
- aka
- Bowler EXR
- Production
- 2007
- Related
- Range Rover Sport
- Layout
- Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout
- Predecessor
- Bowler Wildcat
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4951098CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowler_NemesisCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1370560284 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bowler_nemesis.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: exfordy (Flickr User) · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — http://www.bowler-offroad.com/nemesis.htmLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.