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IFR Automotive is a relatively new and exciting company founded in 2003 by Ignacio Fernandez Rodriquez, whose personal experience in the automotive industry ranges from the design of individual components and whole vehicle concepts through to the engineering of production cars for high volume series production.
In addition, Rodriquez has provided the highly specialised engineering skills necessary for supporting competitive race and rally cars. Fernandez has worked for companies such as SEAT and Prodrive and was a top level rally engineer with the Mitsubishi team competing for the 199- to 199- World Rally Championships.
The inspiration to dive into the fascinating world of vehicle research and development originated from his vision of creating a company that could take a leading role in the automotive market in terms of the innovation of new technologies.
“In theory, motorsport is the right environment to quickly develop new technology, but in practice the restrictions imposed by championship rules and regulations and the budgetary constraints imposed by sponsors and their focus on marketing, means no real opportunity for pure and unfettered research and development – a situation recognised by the FIA.”
Automotive engineers have known for years that the size and in particular the weight of a vehicle has the most impact on fuel economy and tailpipe emissions. No matter how efficient the powertrain and no matter what powertrain alternatives are considered, ultimately it comes down a question of do we move more or less vehicle mass. And the smaller, more compact and more lightweight the vehicle the better it is for the environment. The key focus therefore of IFR Automotive is to develop ultra-lightweight technologies.
Safety and reliability are equally paramount, so the company’s patents are also aimed at fulfilling the top automotive engineering criteria of excellent vehicle dynamics for optimal active safety, as well as achieving the robustness necessary for durable operation throughout the life of the vehicle. Finally, no matter how innovative the design it has to be commercially affordable and viable for industrialisation and high volume series production.
It is intended that these mission attributes will help ensure for the company a leading position in vehicle concept design, prototyping and production validation – making it the first choice candidate as a technology partner for leading vehicle OEMs and their Tier1 and Tier 2 suppliers.
Aspid GT 21
The first GT Open wheel 2x2 in history, and is, quite simply something else.
The V8 450hp engine that moves the GT-21's 965kg powers its occupants into a sublime
driving experience that is unique 0-100 in 3 seconds.
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