From concept to final track test

Challenge

Bring a concept car to life with hypercar performance and a design reflecting the original icons of racing. Emphasizing that design, aerodynamic performance and stability must be integrated in all features.

Approach

Utilize our aerodynamic architecture design and development methodology to link design, aero and engineering ensuring inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Develop the full aero using CFD and feedback from driver-in-the-loop vehicle dynamic simulations. Downforce and aerodynamic stability validation and optimization of prototype through track test and road testing.

Result

With an aero concept of low drag aesthetic top hat surfaces and a vortex shedding high downforce underbody true hypercar aerodynamic performance were achieved.

With a strategy to create a high downforce underbody, it was known from the first concept that high focus was require to limit rake and ride hight sensitivity. This was achieved by running aero maps from the first concept sketches, constantly optimizing the sensitivity through suspension guidevanes, underbody guidevanes, wheel house venting, front splitter layout and diffuser shape.

The final Nordschleife test proved that true drivable performance rivalling the best hypercars had been achieved.