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Old 12 May 2010, 15:44 (Ref:2689234)   #18
ubrben
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Originally Posted by Fogelhund View Post
Note, the concept was in brackets with a question mark. I have no idea to what stage this "design" is, really nobody here does. I can theorize that a final design couldn't take place, until Wirth knows what engine might be placed in such a car. Different engine configurations would require different cooling, placements, suspension differences and so on. Even a design that is "somewhat" complete, could require quite a bit of rework, to fit whatever manufacture "might" sign-on. For that reason, I suggested, that maybe this was a concept, as much as a finished project.

Overall, the main point was that there wasn't a finished real car.
I'm not sure there's as much variation as you suggest.

The engine of a 2011 P1 is going to be a 3,4L atmo engine = Judd, HPD, Porsche? V8 or a 2L Turbo I4 - AER, Mazda. Or a Diesel with smaller capacity than current P1 engines. This is all in the draft regs.

Some form of hybrid will be allowed, and that mean Flybrid or Williams flywheel system or Marelli / Zytek, etc electrical system

You can do a huge amount of design before knowing exact details without being too far off.

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