Stock Car 2025 New Generation Debuting Today

For anyone who may be interested, the new generation Stock Car 2025 is debuting later today at 3pm UTC.



What's New?

• The cars - after more than 40 years using the sedan platform, the category is moving to SUVs. A new L4 turbo engine with 500hp, 1.100 kg, 2.750 mm wheelbase, independent suspension, DRS, push to pass, 5G technology and more camera angles.
• The brands - Mitsubishi joins the grid with it's Eclipe Cross, along with Toyota's Corolla Cross and Chevy's Tracker.
• The drivers - the legendary IndyCar/IMSA champion, Hélio Castroneves, joins the grid, along with names such as Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa.
• The tracks - Brasilia is back on the calendar and the new Belo Horizonte street circuit will make it's second appearance.

When and where?

At 3PM UTC here:

 

(Translated with Google)
Technical specifications:

• Model: Audace SNG01
• Engine: Audace Tech Chevrolet or Audace Tech Toyota
• Specifications: four-cylinder, 2.1-liter, turbocharged, 16-valve and electronic injection, 500 hp (7,600 rpm). Torque 580 Nm (from 4,000 to 6,800 rpm). Maximum RPM: 7,600
• Electronics: Motec and Fueltech
• Dashboard: Fueltech FT700 Plus
• Weight: 1,100 kg (2 kg per hp)
• Gearbox: XTrac P1529, sequential and semi-automatic, six gears, operated by the driver, but the mechanism manages the engagement. Gear changes operated by paddles on the steering wheel. Rear-wheel drive
• Suspension: independent on all four wheels. Overlapping wishbones (“double A”). Pushrod system. Adjustable competition shock absorbers
• Shock absorbers: Penske Racing
• Connectivity: Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G, with sensorization of several car functions
• Visibility: cameras integrated into the chassis with front and rear views, in addition to an internal 360-degree camera. The first two available on the driver's display. The three used in race transmission and app
• Aerodynamics: fairing to be defined. DRS, carbon fiber movable wing
• Project: Audace Tech, ArcelorMittal, IPT and SENAI
• Body: Chevrolet and Toyota, composite material (including carbon fiber, fiberglass, aramid and kevlar), simulations and tests. Manufactured by Rallc
• Chassis: DP980R tubes from the Advanced High Resistance Steel family, IPT seal. CBA homologation
• Wheelbase: 2,750 mm
• Brakes, front and rear: ventilated discs, with Fras-le pads and AP Racing competition calipers. Six pistons at the front and four at the rear
• Steering: rack/pinion system, electric drive
• Computer simulation: IPT and Siemens
• Manufacturing and prototyping: ESPAS and Audace Tech
• Competition elements (engine and suspension): MTR
• Steering wheel: Grid Engineering, Stock Car model
• Wheels: Mangels, light alloy, measuring 11.5 x 18 inches (diameter x width)
• Tires: Hankook measuring 300-680×18 Hankook
• Fuel: ethanol
• Tank: installed in a carbon fiber box, it is a deformable and resistant rubber container developed especially for competition, following the FIA FT3 standard classification. Anti-rollover safety valve and adjustable capacity
• Safety: tubular steel structure in ArcelorMittal DP980R, flame protection by firewalls with aluminum plates and heat-resistant coating, crash box-type structures in the front and rear in aluminum for impact absorption. Carbon, Kevlar and Aramid side structures for impact absorption and energy dissipation. Driver's seat designed and manufactured in the USA with FIA certification

Source: https://forbes.com.br/forbeslife/fo...cnologia-stock-car-reinventa-carro-para-2025/

 

They are the most unusual SUV i have ever seen! Where i come from a SUV is a four wheel drive type vehicle that sits on high up off the ground and have a large cabin. They just look like little hatchback type cars.

 

Yup. They look like they have been smashed.

 

Prefer this concept to Mommies SUV, and glad to see REAR WHEEL DRIVE.

 

If these rules produce a good season, DTM should consider adopting it too

 

Can somebody point me to some website where every race for this year calendar is shown with its length (or is it always 50 min like yesterday's)? I found the calendar in the official website, but it seems I am too dumb to find the whole races info