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Race car maker launches its first ever road car, the Inverter

Race car maker Reynard has launched its first road car: the Inverter.

The Reynard Inverter passed its IVA-approval test for cars produced as one-offs or in very low volume first time, meaning it can now be fitted with number plates and registered for use on the road.

See official pics of the Reynard Inverter

The Indy 500-winning constructor will build the car in both right- and left-hand drive; prices start at £35,000 and it can be supplied in either kit car or turn-key form.

Powering the lightweight 440kg track car is a 180bhp Fireblade engine. The Inverter’s slippery shape was developed in an F1-spec wind tunnel and it’s capable of producing 1200kg of downforce, thanks to its large fixed rear wing. Drivers can sustain more than 3.00g while cornering.

Reynard wants the Inverter to put an end to one-make race series, which it describes as “overpriced monopolies, devoid of engineering innovation, diversity, and creativity”.

Instead it plans the Inverter to be an open source design; it will allow the car and its components' design to be viewed online, so anyone can manufacturer and design their own parts at a lower cost.

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Walking 12 August 2010

Re: Reynard's 440kg road car

uk_supercar_fan wrote:
How does raising the ride height but having wings "bend down" make the aero more efficient?
I am not a designer either but the trick in F1 is that the front wing has to be at least a certain height from the ground. By being flexible when moving the wing drops below this height and creates more down force. The point I think beachland is trying to make is for a road car you would want good clearance at low speed for speed bumps then less at higher speeds for better grip. The new Ferrari has a flexible front wing but I think this is geared to aero and cooling rather than ground clearance. Whether this particular car would benefit from flexible front wings maybe the open source will uncover.

amble 12 August 2010

Re: Reynard's 440kg road car

Looks like loads of fun but that's a very silly name, how do you fancy telling people you drive an inverter?

rodenal 12 August 2010

Re: Reynard's 440kg road car

I imagine it was more of a light hearted comment than anything else, but I agree for what it's worth - at road speeds even that rear wing will be doing fairly little