As the top automotive event on the earth, F1 is a household name. Each F1 racing car is expensive alone. As for R&D and the costs behind it, it is even more difficult to calculate. Because of this, many students feel that F1 is out of reach. But what you don’t know is that many car manufacturers use their top technology for F1 racing cars. After actual combat tests, they will be placed on our commonly used civilian mass-produced cars. Today's protagonist type e: HEV, that's it~
F1 to civilian cars: Honda i-MMD
Many students who are concerned about F1 events must know that as the top event on this planet, F1 racing not only requires terrifying power, but also has extremely demanding requirements for fuel, so now F1 has entered the "hybrid era", and the racing car of the Red Bull Racing team has started to use engines provided by Honda since 2019.
With its excellent engine performance, the Red Bull Racing team has been in full swing in recent years, surpassing a number of "wealthy families" such as McLaren , Ferrari , and many netizens even put forward the view that " Red Bull +Honda has achieved Verstappen ". These achievements are bound to be closely related to the excellent performance of the engine. Honda engineers have continuously accumulated its technology and put it into civilian vehicles. This hybrid technology is not unfamiliar with it. It is widely used in various Honda models. Although it is all civilian models, its technology really comes from F1 racing cars.
The RA620H hybrid system equipped on the 1600cc six-cylinder Honda engine of the Red Bull Racing F1 racing car has the same principles and characteristics as that of Honda i-MMD. The motor can replenish energy and increase torque for the engine. While avoiding the low-efficiency range of the engine, it reduces turbine hysteresis and cooperates with braking power recovery and exhaust gas turbine to maximize the overall efficiency of the power system.
Most hybrid models on the market demand fuel economy, but Honda i-MMD based on F1 has different performances. Because this system has a stronger power motor and does not require a large-capacity battery pack, the acceleration somatosensory and curb weight are better performed, and the handling texture and performance are also significantly excellent.
Type e:HEV: Fourth-generation i-MMD
Compared with the third-generation i-MMD hybrid system, the fourth-generation system uses a newly developed 2.0L direct injection engine, with an air-fuel ratio of 30%, making the power better.
In addition, this new direct injection engine is also equipped with 350Bar high-pressure injection, up to four-stage injection and other technologies, allowing gasoline to be injected more evenly and accurately into the cylinder. Only by burning more completely can fuel consumption be lower, and the thermal efficiency is also 41% of the world's top level.
Compared with the previous generation, the fourth-generation i-MMD hybrid system increases the energy density of the battery pack and expands the usage capacity, which increases by 79% compared to the Lingpai battery pack, further expanding the range of the electric drive. With so much technology, the fuel consumption of this model e:HEV is as low as 4.39L/100km.
Type e:HEV
In addition to the new hybrid system, the new Honda Architecture architecture is also the highlight of the type e:HEV. The new architecture focuses more on the safety of road traffic participants, including pedestrians, and enriches active safety configurations, such as standard equipped with 10 airbags, pedestrian protection system and Honda SENSING safety super sensor system. In addition, the body rigidity has also been greatly improved, and the strength, lightweight and structural strengthening have been upgraded. The entire vehicle uses high-rigid thermoformed steel to account for 10.6% of the body, and the twisted and rigidity of the rear body of the model e:HEV is 10% higher than that of the gasoline version, allowing the model e:HEV to ensure safety while having excellent performance.
Not only that, the shape also has an sports car level 1415mm ultra-low body. This ultra-low center of gravity and low sitting posture defeats most sedans in seconds, and is worthy of being a "civilian F1 coupe".
It is not difficult to see from the model e:HEV that even the top F1 event is not far away from us. The Honda i-MMD hybrid system, which has been tested by the track, is a good example. It takes into account performance and fuel economy, so that the model e:HEV can better open up the young market. After all, which young man can refuse his car and F1 racing car to have the same technology? Besides, it is also supported by a brand new architecture, it is even more delicious~
