Corvette
Racing engineers expect a 3 percent gain in fuel economy over the C6.R which could mean one less pit stop over the course of 24 Hours — a potentially huge advantage.
Not exact matches
You might not
expect it from a sport that evolved out of bootleggers
racing their moonshine down twisty Appalachian roads, but modern
racing teams use computational fluid dynamics simulations, wind tunnels, and the highly technical know - how of
engineers to eke milliseconds out of each driver's lap time.
``... we combined what is usually impossible: the quality and performance of a
racing car with the practicality and durability
expected from a road - homologated supercar which can be used as a day - to - day vehicle», said Phillippe Gautheron, Chief
Engineer of Campos (who provided the Sandracer's roll cage and chassis).
BMW is
expected to supply a small - displacement four - cylinder engine, front - wheel electric motors (for all - wheel drive) and lightweight technology derived from Project i, while Toyota will
engineer the car's torque vectoring and supercapacitor technology sourced from the TS030 LMP
race car.
Still, with a renowned pedigree for
engineering and building
race - winning cars, Porsche is known for the quality of its products, so we wouldn't
expect major issues.