TU Delft stuffs almost 1 hp per kilogram in the new racer

Posted on 13-06-2014 at 20:10 by JordyS – 15 Comments”

You found the hp/weight ratio of the Formula Ford Ecoboost is impressive? Get acquainted with the DUT14: 148 hp and a weight of around 150 kilograms. Wow!

DUT Racing, the team of the tu Delft students, focused on the development of its new car, especially on the weight. The DUT13, was also on a weight loss set and came more than twenty pounds lighter back. Pretty impressive for a racing car that also for are diet only 173 kilograms weighed.

The students were able to make the necessary map wegschrapen by the transmission and the four electric motors integrated in the wheels. The sources of supply, piece by piece, 37-horsepower engine, and bring the total power of 148 hp. Those adjustments along with the custom aerodynamics that the DUT14 in 2.2 seconds, from 0 to 100 pops.