Years of technology projects and building Formula 1 and Formula E cars means that Williams has more than enough know-how to create a car from scratch. There is no vehicle development cycle more advanced or punishing than modern racing. And while Williams has a brand that’s historically well known for its technology, it’s not a brand that anyone would necessarily buy a car from.
It’s therefore brilliant and not at all unexpected that Williams has created a platform like the EVR to help “accelerate the ambitions of hypercar manufacturers, from start-ups to OEMs.” There are a lot of would-be hypercar makers out there, from well-established brands like Pininfarina to upstarts like Austrian company Deus.
The stats are appropriately bonkers: 2,200 hp (well, 2,212 hp when you convert kW into hp), a sub-2.0-second 0-60 mph time, top speed of more than 248 mph, and a range beyond 279 miles. These are the kinds of numbers I’d normally ignore if it weren’t from a completely reasonable source. If you were curious, these are basically identical to the specs of the Italdesign-penned Deus Vayanne, which is the first vehicle I know of to have the EVR underneath. So what do you get? The EVR example shown (these can be adjusted based on what the OEM wants) shows a complete chassis with a rear/mid-mounted battery behind the passenger compartment. In this version it’s an 85 kWh battery with all the necessary management systems. Placing it behind the passengers is smart and gives it dynamics similar to most mid-engined hypercars, as opposed to a skateboard approach with batteries in the floor.
Upfront there’s a bolt-on crash module and a wicked looking pushrod suspension that’s extremely racy and F1-inspired, though the Ariel Atom and Lamborghini Aventador also use a pushrod setup. The company says they’re offering it in various forms: Again, Williams isn’t going to have their own brand, this is just while label production work for other people who will eventually add a steering wheel made from the rarest elk foreskin, or whatever, to cover the cost. Williams says they can tool up a concept in 12 months and a production car in just two years if the checks clear.
They’re looking for partners, so all you need is a dream in your heart and probably a few million dollars in startup capital. What would you do with such a platform? Obviously, I’ll take a 2,200-horsepower, rear-wheel drive street targa el camino please! Sucks not to be a bazillionare! Just too much style. Check extra instructions by visiting following web….. https://paymentroot258.pages.dev/ WAE was founded and spun-off by WF1 in 2010, and they kept some shares as WAE expanded and attracted investment. Then WF1 itself was sold do Dorilton Capital (not a garagiste like Sir Frank, you’d be safe to assume). Lastly, all shares in WAE (including WF1’s remaining participation in the company) were sold to an Australian mining company for some carbon offset reasons. So WAE have the Williams name, some branding queues and some (substantial) history together, but are no longer linked in any way to the racing outfit. In fact, I doubt you’ll se the F1 team acknowledge it or do anything to promote it. Why would they, when they don’t earn a penny for doing so? Unfortunate, as it could make the prospect of partnering with Williams more appealing for a manufacturer. Regardless, I’m sure it’s a fine piece of engineering. Well done to them. And it’s also a nice to see anything associated with Williams make the news. I was an obsessive Williams fan until Sir Frank passed away. Legend. Due to the high top speed, some drag might have to be added to get the bare minimum downforce required for stability. I don’t need thousands of pounds of downforce at top speed, I need just enough to where there is no net lift on the front or rear, and no more. There would be no wings/lips/spoilers/scoops, it would all be ground effects and rear diffuser, and maybe fins, in the interest of getting the lowest possible drag without the car being uncontrollable at top speed. This could still mean the drag coefficient is somewhere in the high 0.1X region or below. I don’t know what this platform weighs, but ideally, I’d want the completed car to make about 1 horsepower per pound of vehicle weight, so I’d want it to be around 1,000 kg, and would do everything possible to get it to that point. There would be no luxuries in this ride. I’m tired of so-called “sports” cars and “super” cars that weigh as much as SUVs and compromise their performance potential greatly in the name of marketing, aesthetics, and/or planned obsolescence. They also end up being gas hogs(at least when ICE),, or have greatly compromised range as EVs. Screw that garbage. I want hot, nasty, badassed speed, as much as I can get, and I want it to be in a deliciously light and tossable package that is as nimble AND efficient as possible. AMX II and III Carabo Stratos Zero 512 S Modulo Based off listings in my area: Dodge Dart Swinger 50’s era Chevy. 70’s wagon late 70s early 80s Camaro/Mustang Or go nuts with a Shelby Cobra replica. That is my million dollar idea, use the look of the older cars/your dream with the underpinnings of a modern car.
