Maintaining the traditional open-wheel and open-cockpit principles, the chassis continues to be carbon fiber/composite monocoque designs that use the engine as an integral component to the car.

A five-disc dry clutch is the only link between the engine and the locked rear end—there's no transmission. "The clutch is the lifeline of the car," Oberhofer says, because it regulates ...

Now the basic engine had to have appeared in a car ... Click on the image below to download your free HD wallpaper from our Anatomy of a WRC car photoshoot, shot by Aston Parrott The Renault ...

Upon completion, every road-car engine is bench-tested for 90 minutes, with those destined for race cars spending 4.5 hours on the bench. Each block arrives in the assembly hall as a single ...