The Spanish automotive marque admitted a year ago that it would like to participate in the FIA Extreme E racing series, and as it now turned out, it had been working with ABT Sportsline all along to make it a reality. The video here shows the e-Cupra ABT XE1 running its season preparation tests at the MotorLand Aragón Raceway and its vicinity, crossing from asphalt to off-road and back again.
The vehicle is 4.4 meters long and a whopping 2.3 m wide while weighing 1.65 metric tons. Its single electric motor sits within the 3-meter wheelbase and churns out 544 PS. This is the highest power
allowed by the racing regulations, and it is enough to get the car 0-97 km/h in 4.5 seconds.
All Extreme E series cars utilize the same
chassis provided by Spark Racing Technology, which is based in France. The
particular model used here is called Odyssey 21, and it comes with a
stainless-steel tube frame and a Williams Advanced Engineering traction
battery. As for the engine and transmission, participants are invited to borrow
these from existing Formula E designs or coming up with their own. The rest is
largely non-regulated.
