Hyundai Motor has announced a partnership with Forze Hydrogen Racing to build the first iteration of Forze IX, that the companies claim will be the world’s fastest hydrogen race car.
The Forze IX weighs 1,500 kg and will be equipped with two fuel cell systems with a total combined output of 240 kW, and an accumulator with a maximum boost power of 600 kW, and all-wheel drive. The hydrogen race car will have a top speed of 300 km/h, and an acceleration from 0-100 km/h in less than three seconds.
The companies will build the first iteration of Forze IX in 2021 with one balance of the plant. Then, in 2022, the team will implement the second balance and finish the car. For this, Hyundai will make engineers from its Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center (HMETC) in Russelheim, Germany, available to the Forze Team. “By drawing on our leadership in fuel cell mobility and Forze’s ambition…
