Formula 1 cars are expensive, primarily because they are bespoke to specifications, including their carbon fiber monocoque chassis. However, if you want to build your race car with F1 bones, you can now do so, thanks to F1 supplier Dash-CAE and its TR01 carbon fiber tub.
Introduced last month and making its public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the TR01 chassis is a versatile and accessible platform, offering a cost-effective solution for hypercar, supercar, and motorsport projects. Best of all, it’s suitable for use with a traditional combustion engine but can also accommodate hybrid and battery-electric powertrains, and it can work with front-, mid- and rear-mounted powertrains. Basically, you can build a rival to anything from a Porsche Taycan to an Aston Martin Valkyrie with this platform, or even a Porsche 911 rival.
Automakers typically build their monocoque chassis from the ground up, like the Lamborghini Revuelto. With the TR01 as an off-the-shelf option, that’s possible without millions or billions of dollars involved.