lower weight due to material uses and a further improvement of fuel economy by up to fifteen percent shows the way forward for all that compete, as well as those that want to have a characteristic all-rounder as a daily driver on the roads and highways.
The more impressive fact about the engines that were used in the Rolex 24 shared a common characteristic: seventy percent of the actual engines were derived from road-car technology. This just shows how much cost is actually put into the development of theses new fuel-efficient technologies, when the manufacturers are spending into the billions when it comes to research and development for their road cars.
It also shows just how much effort is being put into saving cost all round, but still attempting to keep competition at the forefront when it comes to that old adage of “racing on Sunday, selling on Monday.” There are many ways that the weight saving and turbocharging really helps on how a car handles, especially when it comes to going around corners, as well as the initial acceleration a driver feels when hitting the throttle.
The turbochargers in the race engine are being used to help provide low-end boost, which coupled with the high pressure direct-injection systems can help to optimize that power delivery. This coupled with material changes in the engine’s make-up thanks to Roush Yates, helped to push the power output to a figure that they were not that keen at disclosing when the announcement was made.
mage courtesy of Ford