Name -
Commercial Name - Formula Ford Ecoboost 1.0
Code Name - Mygale M12-SJ
Type - 1 Seater SubCompact Formula Inspired Racecar
Performance -
Horsepower - 202hp (205ps) (150.6 kW) @ 7500rpm
Torque - 177 lb-ft (240Nm)
Top Speed - 255.5kmph (158.8mph)
Acceleration - 0-62mph (0-100kmph) in ~3.5 seconds
Specifications -
Engine - 12 valve, In-line, 995cc, 3-cylinder, Turbocharged
Turbocharger - Compact, low-inertia, Maximum RPM of 215,000 or 248,000 @ 2.5bar pressure
Gearbox - 6 Speed Manual, Sequential
Suspension - All Round Double Wishbone
Drive - Mid, Longitudinal Rear Wheel
Tires - Road Legal
Body -
Materials Used - Steel, Carbon Fibre
Total Car Weight ~ 495kg
Chassis Weight - 420kg
Cost -
Fuel Economy @ 56kmph (35mph) - 50kmpl (118mpg) (22.72kWh/100miles)
Fuel Economy @ 120kmph (74.5mph) - 20kmpl (47mpg) (9kWh/100miles)
Cost - £ 100,000 ($160,000)
Warranty - None, Concept Car
Lap Times -
Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap Time - 7 minutes 22 seconds (only 16 road-legal supercars are faster)
Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap Average Speed - 169 kph (105 mph).
Timeline -
Production Year - 2013
Techniques Used/Notes -
- Highly Tuned FF1 EcoBoost® "Baby" Engine (3 Years Consecutive International Engine of The Year 2012,2013,2014) with DOHC, Direct Injection (@ up to 200bar) and Variable Valve Timing.
- A cylinder head with an integrated and cooled exhaust manifold that lowers exhaust temperatures for optimizing the fuel-to-air ratio.
- An innovative flywheel and front pulley design deliver improved refinement compared with traditional three-cylinder engine designs.
- Engine friction is reduced by specially coated pistons, low-tension piston rings, low-friction crank seals and a cam-belt-in-oil design.
- A variable-displacement oil pump tailors lubrication to demand and optimizes oil pressure for improved fuel efficiency.
- Max revs increased to 7,500rpm by removing the heavy dual-mass flywheel (fitted to improve refinement and reduce gear rattle) and replace it with a lightweight steel version. It was dry-sumped.
- The engine block is cast iron instead of aluminum for up to 50% faster warm-up, at the expense of additional weight.
- Due to natural vibrations of a 3-cylinder design, the flywheel as with any other engine of similar configuration has been weighted properly to ensure smooth running, without the use of energy sapping balance shafts.
- Multiple fuel injections (namely 3), occur in a single combustion cycle.
- The engine also features an internal timing belt, bathed in the engine oil, for long life and greater efficiency and reduced noise.
- The exhaust manifold is cast into the cylinder head, reducing warm-up times and therefore further aiding efficiency. All this is packaged in an engine block the size of an A4 sheet of paper.
- This car is a Formula Ford racer converted for road use that includes the addition of registration plates, wheel covers, front and rear lights, revised wing mirrors, road-legal tires. and a horn.
Reference -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_N%C3%BCrburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times
http://www.mygale-cars.com/our-race-cars/formula-3/