Whereas rally automobiles have traditionally been all about popping engine notes and fire-breathing exhausts, the all-electric Projekt E Rallycross car developed by STARD reveals that you could nonetheless have enjoyable in a rally automotive with out all of these sounds.
Unveiled final yr previous to the beginning of the electrical rallycross championship, STARD’s automotive has a powertrain with at least three electrical motors that mix to pump out 613 hp and 740 lb-ft (1,002 Nm) of torque. Tiff Needell from Lovecars was not too long ago given the chance to place the automotive by way of its paces and was very impressed with what he discovered.
The automotive includes a two-speed transmission and may hit a prime pace of 149 mph (240 km/h). Nevertheless, what’s most spectacular is how this factor lurches off the road, pushing the motive force again into their seat regardless of spinning up all 4 tires. Which, after all, is to be anticipated as it can hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in roughly 2 seconds.
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Whereas the automotive weighs greater than a ICE-powered Rallycross automotive, most of this weight is situated low down which means it doesn’t negatively impression the dealing with. All through the take a look at, Needell powerslides the automotive by way of numerous corners of the observe in Greinbach, Austria and appears to be having an absolute ball whereas driving it.
Given how a lot energy the automotive has, it shouldn’t come as a lot of a shock that it could possibly’t journey all that far on a single cost. Nevertheless, STARD has already considered that and has designed the battery pack in such a means that it may be eliminated and swapped in simply quarter-hour.