Škoda Motorsport has developed an electric racecar concept based on the Enyaq Coupé vRS that aims to demonstrate the company’s sustainable technologies for future production usage.
Developed by the Czech manufacturer’s racing department, the Škoda Enyaq RS Race is 316kg lighter than the electric road model on which it is based, courtesy of weight-saving biocomposite parts incorporating flax fibre. These have been installed on several parts of the car’s body, including the bumpers, wing panels, roof and vent, and rear wing. Inside, the same materials have been used for the dashboard, door panels, footrests and roof, in place of the road car’s panoramic sun roof.
Although not designed to compete in a series, the Škoda Enyaq RS Race has been designed to emulate the handling of the manufacturer’s Fabia RS Rally2 car. It uses the same electric powertrain as the Enyaq Coupé vRS with adjusted dimensions: the battery pack is 70mm lower, 72mm wider at the front and 116mm wider at the rear. The 82kW battery and pair of electric motors with a combined 250kW output have been retained. Škoda has given the RS Race a stop speed of 180km/h (112mph), the same as the production version, although the lighter racecar has superior acceleration, achieving 0-62mph in under five seconds.
The chassis has been lowered and widened, while the bumpers have been redesigned. New dampers and springs have also been installed in a suspension package that allows for individual adjustments to spring stiffness, compression, and rebound settings.
‘After [the] first sketches, it was possible to see our RS Race will be very sporty,’ says Jakub Jareš, Škoda Enyaq RS Race project manager. ‘This was a task for our engineering to be as close as possible to our current Fabia RS Rally2 concerning handling and interior. The car has a reinforced body shell and integrated safety frame, just like our competition car, according to the current FIA regulations.’
To emulate its Rally2 car’s handling, Škoda Motorsport replaced the Enyaq road car’s brake system with carbon ceramic discs, 10-piston callipers at the front and four-piston callipers at the rear. The RS Race also sports a new brake cooling system for the beefed up arrangement. Škoda has also introduced a rally-style handbrake and borrowed the pedal system from its Rally2 machine.
‘We have focused carefully on the handling,’ says Miloš Vrba, transmission engineer at Škoda Motorsport….
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