2005
I2B Concept Project Raven Le Mans Prototype
The
first I2B Project is called Raven. In basics, it was designed to be a LeMans
prototype for a European super car manufacturer. The conception was classic -
two wheel drive with a longitudinal middle engine. The profile of the car was
designed especially to has the lowest as possible center of gravity and the
lowest air resistance. To clear the design our first step was to build a clay
model of the car in 1:10 scale. Some basic calculation for air resistance were
made on Fluent. The first conception did not have enough down force so we
decided to put a rear wing which at low speed would lay on the back end of the
car.
Main
dimensions and characteristics:
- Length 4600 mm
- Width 2010 mm
- Height 1100 mm
- Wheelbase 2600 mm
- Ground Clearance 70 mm
- Engine - V10 Turbo charged with about 500HP
- Weight no more than 1200 Kg
The
Raven should had been on LeMans at 2006 but because of the small amount of
investments into this project it is still on the drawing board waiting for
better times to come.
Source
: seriouswheels