OUR CARS

For 25 years, Team Swinburne has carefully designed and manufactured a brand-new vehicle to bring to the annual FSAE-A competition.

Every iteration sees us integrate new technology and systems to improve our performance.
See the specifications of our recent cars below, or explore our online photo gallery of past Team Swinburne cars showing history and development in detail.

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Red electric Formula Student race car with sponsor logos displayed on a wooden floor beneath a sponsor backdrop

TS_25

Mass without driver: 244kg

Accumulator: 7.1kWh

Accumulator Voltage: 546 V

Motor: AMK DD5-14-10-POW-18600-B5

Motor Torque: 21 Nm

Gear Ratio: 12:1

Tyres: 16″ x 10″ x 7.5″ Hoosier R25B

Wheels: 8″ three piece spun aluminium wheels

Front suspension: Fox Factory X2 air shocks with direct acting control arms

Rear Suspension: Fox Factory X2 air shocks, bell cranks with push rods and isolated titanium roll stiffness

Monocoque: Gurit SE-84LV with SA80 film epoxy and 5052 aluminium honeycomb

Aerodynamic Components: 430gsm biaxial carbon and 200gsm twill with prime 37 epoxy resin 

Red open-wheel race car labeled Swinburne parked on a road crossing at night.

TS_24

Mass without driver: 248kg

Accumulator: 7.1kWh

Accumulator Voltage: 546 V

Motor: AMK DD5-14-10-POW-18600-B5

Motor Torque: 21 Nm

Gear Ratio: 12:1

Tyres: 16″ x 10″ x 7.5″ Hoosier R25B

Wheels: 8″ three piece spun aluminium wheels

Front suspension: Fox Factory X2 air shocks with direct acting control arms

Rear Suspension: Fox Factory X2 air shocks, bell cranks with push rods and isolated titanium roll stiffness

Monocoque: Gurit SE-84LV with SA80 film epoxy and 5052 aluminium honeycomb

Aerodynamic Components: 580gsm unidirectional carbon and 200gsm twill with prime 37 epoxy resin

Red Swinburne-sponsored student Formula racing car displayed on a brick-paved campus walkway

TS_23

Mass without driver: 269kg

Accumulator: 7.1kWh

Accumulator Voltage: 546 V

Motor: AMK DD5-14-10-POW-18600-B5

Motor Torque: 21 Nm

Gear Ratio: 12:1

Tyres: 16″ x 10″ x 7.5″ Hoosier R25B

Wheels: 8″ three piece spun aluminium wheels

Suspension: Double wishbone suspension with Fox Factory X2 air shock with bell cranks, front pull rods and rear push rods

Monocoque: Gurit SE-84LV with SA80 film epoxy and 5052 aluminium honeycomb

Aerodynamic Components: 580gsm unidirectional carbon and 200gsm twill with prime 37 epoxy resin

Students in safety vests inspect a red A87 open-wheel race car on a racetrack beside a blue traffic cone

TSAV

Onboard processing: Nvidia Xavier

Real time video capture: Intel Realsense Depth Camera using the Velodyne 16 Lidar to determine depth

Pneumatically actuated EBS system

Autonomous steering: Nema 23 Stepper with a 5:1 planetary gearbox

Accumulator: 7.6kWh

Accumulator Voltage: 592v

Suspension: 4 Way adjustable Ohlins TTX25 MKII dampers

Tyres: 19.0×7.5-10 R25B Hoosier

Wheels: 8″ three piece spun aluminium wheels

Motor: Emrax 228

Chassis: Composite monocoque, gurit carbon fibre with 1/4″ honeycomb core

Red-and-white student-built formula race car on a track, with a helmet in the open cockpit and safety personnel in the background.

TS_22

Mass without driver: 259kg

Accumulator: 7.6kWh

Accumulator Voltage: 588 V

Suspension: Fox Factory X2 air shock with front pull rods, rear push rods & bellcranks

Tyres: 16″ x 10″ x 7.5″ Hoosier R25B

Wheels: 8″ three piece spun aluminium wheels

Motor: AMK DD5-14-10-POW-18600-B5

Maximum Motor Torque (peak): 1001Nm

Maximum Motor Power (peak): 120kw

Chassis: Gurit SE-84 Carbon Fibre Prepreg with 1/4″ aluminium honeycomb core

Swinburne-branded student race car parked in the pit lane at Sydney Motorsport Park

TS_19

Mass without driver: 220kg 

Accumulator: 7.6kWh

Accumulator Voltage: 592 V

Suspension: 4 Way adjustable Ohlins TTX25 MKII dampers

Tyres: 19.0×7.5-10 R25B Hoosier

Wheels: 8″ three piece spun aluminium wheels

Motor: Emrax 228

Maximum Motor Power (peak): 109Kw

Maximum Motor Torque (peak): 240Nm

Chassis: Composite monocoque, Gurit carbon fibre with 1/4″ honeycomb core