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The cars are almost wide open from a tech standpoint.
So we can really go in there with our Ecoboost motors,
with all the tech that we have within Ford Motor Company.
It all has to come together from the power train,
to the suspension to the aerodynamic design.
So, our contribution right now is full engine analytical modeling,
full engine optimization.
We can help them with the work they are already doing
with some of the analytical support behind it.
You know, when you're talking about a two liter engine ...
that's upwards of 600 horsepower,
they really shouldn't do what they are doing
but it makes it really fun for us on the engine development side
to be able to work on it.
It's basically the same motorsport turbo that we use in World Rally cars.
It's always flat out.
It's always at its limit ...
with how fast it can go ...
and how much boost it's producing.
It is getting cooked all of the time.
The engine is one thing,
and then the transmission has to attach to it.
And then all that has to kind of go around the sub-frame ...
and the steering that's there ...
so what you would consider very small numbers
and very small geometrical changes
with the mounting of the engine ...
that actually has a very huge effect on the handling of the vehicle.
We worked with SADEV on the packaging of this gear box.
I've been able to customize the transmission,
so we were able to place all the components where we wanted to get the optimum output.
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We want to have massive amounts of suspension travel.
When you combine that with trying to run the drive shafts through there in the front,
it becomes a massive packaging challenge.
We have decided on a double wishbone.
It's a challenge, but we know exactly what we are doing ...
and it's much better for managing the car on the track.
It's in the very early days ...
but from an engineering point of view ...
the way that the car's been designed,
I really believe it's going to be something pretty sensational.
I'm really confident that it will set new standards in World Rallycross.
I'm really looking forward to now ...
taking all this time and effort and coordination
and really this huge process
and get it on the track.
At the end of the day,
Andreas Bakkerud and I need to get in the cars ...
on the track and perform also.