INDYCAR’s car of the future is here.
The NTT IndyCar Series’ car for 2028 and beyond was unveiled on July 28.
The series included a video that shows off the new chassis and powertrain package.
“We are pleased to unveil renderings of the new NTT IndyCar Series chassis that will take our sport into an exciting new era,” INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles said in a release. “As you can imagine, a project of this magnitude takes an incredible amount of planning, collaboration and execution. I would like to thank all of our partners including Dallara, Chevrolet, Honda, Firestone and Shell, who have worked tirelessly to create a package that will enhance INDYCAR’s already incredible competition and industry-leading growth.
“With initial testing to begin this week, there is still plenty of work to do before 2028, but we are well on our way to showcasing a new era of INDYCAR, which will include enhanced wheel-to-wheel competition, track records, standards in raceability and new benchmarks in safety. We are confident the IR-28 is the ideal package to move INDYCAR forward for our teams, drivers, partners and fans.”
Per the release, the new car is expected to be around 100 lbs. lighter and will also be altogether faster.
Aerodynamics changes are also meant to improve overtaking ability.
See a full rundown of the changes here.
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If it races as good as it looks, it will be great. Interested to see if their attempts at reducing “dirty” air influence on the trailing car works. IMO that is the biggest challenge facing all of the major modern racing series.
The engine specs disappoint again. Buzzy, turbo, small, once again. I really want to hear bigger cylinders, lower. Like a bore & stroked supercharged version of the Buick V6. It’s one thing IRL war better with, but don’t care to see a V8.