Last week, two members of our team went to Airbus in Bristol (UK) to produce the rear engine & differential mount. Airbus offered this opportunity to the team as a prize for winning the Lightweight Vehicle Award at Formula Student UK 2009.

The produced part mounts the engine to the rear of the chassis and also houses the differential bearings and the chain tensioning system. Thanks to the Additive Layer Manufacturing technique, all of these functions are now fulfilled by a single part built of titanium.

The new design combines 10 parts into 1 and resulted in a weight reduction of 30%.