Car of the Future

[Bugboy]

Now that v8SA have released there car of the Future plans .Will this be the start of something new and exciting or will it be the death nail for the (so called) sport. ?

[greenfoam]

What's the car of the future, electric Supercars? or are they still going to play with 1950s small blocks in the future :P

[STEALTHY™]

They still have to have pushrod V8s.

Basically just reduces costs of the body.

Goodbye V8supercars, you will slightly be missed.

The CoF will consist of a control floor plan and roll cage with minor variation to accommodate various bodywork. It will be easier to produce and come in a flat pack kit form.

As V8SA has stated numerous times in the past, powerplants must be normally aspirated V8 configurations.

V8SA is currently finalising the details of an Engine Equalisation Program for any variant from manufacturers that could co-exist with the current V8 Ford and Holden engines.

While front suspension and steering is generally unchanged from Project Blueprint, CoF features control independent rear suspension and uprights and 18 inch wheels.

The Holinger mid mounted gearbox remains unchanged but the move from a spool to Detroit locker rear differential will be investigated.

Brakes, cooling and fuel system will all be controlled along with the chassis loom, control engine looms control ECU and logger.

The control ECU will allow for reduced fuel consumption during pitstops and yellow flag periods which is in line with new technology in road cars.

Body work must be substantially representative of the production car model, with aero parity maintained and bio composites will be introduced.

In terms of safety, V8SA is working with the FIA on improving the driver seat and position, glass will be banned and polycarbonate windscreens used instead, the fuel tank will be shifted from the car boot to in front of the rear axle for improved safety and fire resistant coatings on selected composites items has been flagged. The target vehicle mass sits at 1200 to 1250 kilograms.

[D3CID3R]

the day i see a hyundai/kia overtake a holden is the day i turn off the tv...

[STEALTHY™]

the day i see a hyundai/kia overtake a holden is the day i turn off the tv...

If your watching V8 supercars, you still havn't been watching a holden......
(And you would have seen a hyundai/kia overtake a real holden in the B12 hour, or the productions cars)

[ausrs]

its all a huge farce anyway
does anyone really care about the V8 Stupidcars ????/
lets all go back to series production but make the series no 4wd cars allowed,get back to the days of factory race homologation specials .............

[the other mexico]

An outline of the primary targeted areas is:

Chassis: Control floor plan, and roll cage with minor variation to accommodate various bodywork. Easier to produce, flat pack kit form, serviceable.

Engine: Engines must be normally aspirated and of a V8 configuration. V8SA are currently finalising the details of an Engine Equalisation Program for any variant from respective manufacturers that could co-exist with the current V8 Ford and Holden powerplants.

Suspension & Steering: Control Independent rear suspension and uprights. Front suspension and steering generally unchanged from Project Blueprint.

Gearbox & Drivetrain: Holinger mid mounted gearbox unchanged. Rear differential spec TBA – testing a possible move from spool to Detroit locker.

Wheels and Tyres: Control 18”x11” Wheel. Control Tyre 295mm x 680mm R18.

Brakes: Control Package – final specifications TBA.

Cooling: Control Specification and location.

Fuel system: Control Fuel System, tank located forward of the rear axle. E85 Fuel.

Electrics/Electronics: Control Chassis loom and Control Engine looms. New Control ECU and Logger. ECU features to make reduce fuel consumption during pitstops and yellow flag, in line with new technology in road cars.

Aero/Bodywork: Body work must be substantially representative of the production car model. Maintain aero parity, introduction of bio composites.

Safety: Removal of glass, polycarbonate windscreens, fire resistant coatings on selected composites items, Improved Driver seat & position, working with FIA. Target vehicle mass 1200/1250kg.

The final engine regulations are expected to be announced in the coming months, with heavy research and comparisons already conducted on other engines powerplants from Sodemo, RYRE, IImor, AER and Judd.

V8’s research shows that per kilometre, the current V8 Supercar engines are the most expensive of their breed to run and maintain – labeled at around $100,000 every 5,000km – in some cases more than double the cost to run than comparable engines that V8SA has researched.

Perry says that to ensure parity, a personal challenge would present itself if a ‘crate-style’ engine is introduced.

“The more difficult one for me would be a third Supercar-based engine which would basically be a standard V8, like a Dart or a platform like that – I guess you could call them ‘crate engines,’” he said.

“But they are cost effective for teams. Say for Hyundai, who doesn’t have a V8 engine that they want to use, we’d effectively have something that is competitive for them to be able to purchase, put a (control) Supercar rocker covers on them and go racing straight away.

“We’re going to have a lot of flexibility so they could chose an engine and offer it up for homologation.

“The whole thing is for us to be a lot more flexible. It’s still early days, but to open the shop front, we’ve got to show that we’re more flexible in our rules to allow these things to happen.”

thats what has been said on speed cafe over the last month

[old mate]

its all a huge farce anyway
does anyone really care about the V8 Stupidcars ????/
lets all go back to series production but make the series no 4wd cars allowed,get back to the days of factory race homologation specials .............

yes, it is boring and bares little to none similarities to the production version mechanically.

[Darren_L]

well that's the final nail in the coffin as far as I'm concerned.
I've been following some of the production based car racing at my local racetrack. Back to roots racing, far more exciting

[ashbox]

so basically we've gone nascar, there goes me watching the hamilton race now.

i agree with what has been said, go back to production car styles and have limited run of 5000 cars to be eligable

[immortality]

i was watching the 12hr enduro race @ bathurst a couple weeks ago. good to see a HSV R8 wagon overtake a 4wd mitsi lancer in the WET

[Hotblack]

Yeah i agree with everyone else, but it won't matter what the Fans say or want because it is all about the money..........

[Swordsy]

Yeah i agree with everyone else, but it won't matter what the Fans say or want because it is all about the money..........

There is no money if there are no fans. I lost most of my interest in it when they started running identical suspension setups and just started to control too many things.

[dallascowboy]

further and further from the road cars