Ford Focus RS WRC 06 2007

Full Description: Ford Focus RS WRC 06 -2007 hearth WRC is a revised version of the last year of car

Ford of Europe officially revealed the all-new car 06 of gathering of the world of hearth RS of Ford to exposure 2005 of engine of Bologna in Italy. The car is Ford 'challenger of S in the championship of gathering of the world of TRUSTED as from 2006.

Elle is based on the car with high output of road of street of hearth of Ford, which was launched through Europe in 2006. Hearth RS WRC 06 was designed and established in less than 11 months by an experienced and innovating team of technology carried out by Christian Loriaux, director technical with the Mr.-Sport British-based of company which actuates oval blue program of S WRC. Its team worked narrowly in the development with Ford TeamRS, Ford of car of road of execution of Europe of S and of arm of motorsport.

Moteur

Although the model of street of hearth on which the car of gathering of the world is based employs of the 2.5 liters, engine of five-cylinder, gathering rules do not allow an engine of this size. However, the payments make it possible teams to use another engine elsewhere inside range of model of hearth of Ford, thus the Mr.-Sport chose the unit of Duratec of 2.0 liters, with the addition of a turbocompressor and obligatory restrictor valve of admission of 34 millimetres. The French specialist Pipo Moteur out of engine was employed to assist the initial development of the new unit. The Mr.-Sport also used its own momentary dynamometer interns and was useful of the data of Ford TeamRS end-grant the specifications. An advantage compared to the outgoing car of gathering is that the new engine has a block of all-alloy. This takes account of a reduction of weight and also of a transfer of weight far starting from a relatively high position, helping of this fact to lower the car the 'center of S of the gravitй.

Suspension

Le hearth RS WRC 06 'suspension of S is a later development of the type used on car 2004 of specifications, although the rule changes the obligatory Mr.-Sport 'the engineers of S to make rйvisions.

Pour help to reduce costs in gathering world, the use of expensive materials such as titanium is now severely limited, and Ford of the 'engineers of S.A. due to find a product of replacement which was strong without to add too much weight. The suspension continues to use shock absorbers of Reiger. The representatives of the Dutch company communicated with Loriaux and its personnel during the phase of design, and were also present during the miles first of test to help with the initial installation. “under WRC rule there is such tight restriction on quantity of power that engine can produce that the elements as the front suspension, much more important became ” said Loriaux. “we worked hard to strike a balance between handling and traction. of the” parts of front suspension was examined on a hearth 2004 of specifications RS WRC in approximate conditions before the design was led to good fin.

Transmission

Le Mr.-Sport 'the consultant out of Ricardo matter of transmission of S played a principal part in the development of the new car, since the new rules prohibit the use of the differentials before and back ordered by computer. Instead of that, only the differential of center comprises this level of technology, with the regular mechanical units with before and back. The fact that more of the system is now beyond computer control intensified only the importance of the arrival to a robust initial installation. “some of the restrictions on materials have affected this side of, of design also ” said Loriaux. “the propshaft is now steel, for example. But it of the means it must be slightly broader to maintain the force, thus the tunnel of transmission had to be returned slightly larger to adapt to him. ”

Boоte of vitesse

Le hearth RS WRC 06 of Ford comprises a considerable quantity of change of its gear box of the preceding model, not only in the specifications but also in the provision. Original hearth WRC (presented in 1999) joined a gear box longitudinal to a transverse engine, an exploit of technology in oneself. But for the new car, Loriaux decided to use a transverse gear box with the transverse engine. “I think that there are advantages in the packing but also there should be less loss by, of friction ” he said. The new Ricardo-developed gear box will have five speeds, not six like models it outgoing. it “ rйduction du nombre de vitesses nous permet de faire une petite йconomie de poids et йgalement une йconomie en termes de taille du, de la boоte de vitesse elle-mкme a indiquй Loriaux. nous pensons cela avec le restricteur d'air de 34 millimиtres sur le turbocompresseur, comme indiquй par les rиgles, le moteur 'force vile et couple de s signifier qu'une unitй de cinq-vitesse sera aussi efficace qu'une six-vitesse une. Aprиs tout, avec six vitesses vous perdez peu plus de temps par des changements plus frйquents de toute faзon.

Distribution de poids

Loriaux est renommй pour son approche de conception innovatrice а abaisser le centre de la gravitй dans des machines de rassemblement. Plusieurs des tendances vues sur aujourd'hui des 'voitures de s, telles que le servir d'йquipier se reposant particuliиrement bas dans la carlingue, peuvent кtre attribuйes а Loriaux а conceptions de s plus tфt. А partir des schйmas les plus tфt de cette nouvelle voiture, il a йtй encore dйterminй pour placer de nouvelles tendances.

un bas centre de la gravitй aide avec la manipulation, l'йquilibre et, de direction de rйtroaction ont indiquй Loriaux. nous ve avons essayй de faire le moteur aussi bas que possible et sans des compromis dans la disposition, а l'aide rйaliser cela. certaines des solutions plus radicales resteront secrиtes, mais aucun йlйment de la voiture de la 'disposition de s ou De sign has escaped intense scrutiny as far as weight distribution is concerned.

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