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The CUPRA e-Racer, champion of the PURE ETCR (predecessor of the FIA ETCR) last year and the first electric racing car in the world, demands the maximum from the drivers. It weighs around 1,575 kilograms and its four electric motors allow it to develop a total power of 500 kW (680 hp), making it one of the most powerful racing cars in the world. With a maximum torque of 960 Nm, it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and reaches a top speed of 270 km/h.Due to these characteristics, its handling is totally different from that of any other competition vehicle, to the point of being "brutal and incomparable", according to the CUPRA driver Jordi Gené.Jordi, who has been part of the development of the e-Racer since its inception, showed during the ETCR weekend at Jarama that experience on this circuit is key to obtaining the best results. The Spaniard got the pole position of the “Pool FAST”, the group in which he competed, achieving a best time of 1: 37.123.
When you’re the defending champion of a competition you have to raise your game in a big way, and that’s exactly what CUPRA has done with its new team, CUPRA EKS, where veterans Mattias Ekström and Jordi Gené join new generation racers Tom Blomqvist and Adrien Tambay. In a few days’ time, the four will make their debut on the Pau Ville street circuit in France with a common goal - to defend the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup electric touring car manufacturers’ championship title.
Racers Mattias Ekström and Jordi Gené work together with CUPRA engineers in the final phase of development of the Formentor Suspension, accelerator response and seat comfort are adjusted with the highest precision on the circuits The world of racing is at the service of a production car that will be launched this yearIt is poised to conquer the streets of the world, but is first tested on the tracks by top professional drivers. We are referring to the CUPRA Formentor and its latest phase of development, carried out on the tracks by Mattias Ekström and Jordi Gené. “This is the first time we've performed a test of this kind, in which racing drivers work together with engineers to determine the car's maturity in its final stage of development”, explains Marta Almuni, the Technical Director of CUPRA.
CUPRA commits to 3D printing in the development of the new Leon Competición The door mirror, air intakes and cooling intakes have been produced with state-of-the-art HP Multi Jet Fusion technology Faster and more efficient testing are the major benefits of this system The CUPRA Leon Competición will be presented next February 20th at the inauguration of the CUPRA GarageAt first glance it looks like a normal mirror, but it isn't. It is a 3D printed part, a technology that CUPRA has begun to implement in the development of the new Leon Competición in collaboration with HP. Greater agility, efficiency and flexibility are the benefits of a system that is set to revolutionise car development. Below are the key points.
A socket, a battery weighing almost half a tonne and 200 kilos of dry ice every day in the box at the race track. These are some of the features that have emerged with the rise of electric racecars, and the new models have completely changed the way racing teams do their work. CUPRA engineer Xavier Serra, mechanic Jordi Martí and race driver Jordi Gené explain the keys of this transformation during a day of testing with the e-Racer.
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