90 Torque Vectori ng wheel s elective control of engine torque putting motorsport technology on the road can be per formed A car from the test lab not a hermetically sealed laboratory one that everyone is able to admire and that evokes emotions An awe inspiring laboratory So much for the idea now let s look at how it became reality In an exchange with Dr Simon Opel who was in charge of Special Motorsport Projects at the time a plan was forged and a team put together 18 men and women in total A young crew that was willing to walk the extra mile for the project Compliments to the team Not once during the whole time did I hear them say We re at our wits end They always came up with solutions says Gutzmer On board as partners were Schaeffler s sub sidiary Compact Dynamics electric motors Schaeffler Engineering control units and software ABT Sportsline total vehicle bodywork and Simon Opel s motorsport team The ambitious timeline from the initial idea to its implementation one year An extremely short period of time considering that the team was initially faced with a completely stripped down Audi RS 3 LMS TCR race car but the team worked hand in hand Gutzmer The colleagues involved from the various technology units of the Schaeffler world gelled superbly We generated a lot of knowledge and additional expertise during the project Torque vectoring the wheel selective control of engine torque is just one of many examples The project resulted in a vehicle that utterly impresses as Daniel Abt proved on setting his memorable world re cord of driving in reverse 210 km h 130 mph Lucas di Grassis text message sent to Peter Gutzmer after the first test drive was equally impressive testimony We made it it s outstanding SCHAEFFLER 4ePERFORMANCE in motion 47

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