2021 Erin Supremacy
Welcome to the Electrogen-eration.
Erin are proud to reveal the 2021 Supremacy, our company’s first ever hypercar and hybrid-powered performance vehicle. It is the culmination of years of combined development from our X Department in-house performance and RnD department working alongside teams from our motorsport division ErinSport. Following in the tradition of our extensive motorsport heritage, Erin are introducing this new era in the company’s history with a vehicle that combines our sportcar racing passion with our road car prowess.
The Supremacy is evolved from the Erinsport GT18, sharing over 60% of its parts with the previous car, with the changes made were to bring the car in line with the new WEC Hypercar guidelines. This includes updating the suspension for road usage, widening the cockpit to allow for two seats, and making the aerodynamic sections of the bodywork more suitable to everyday use.
As far as road-going racecars are concerned, the Supremacy blends the line between track and road like never before, truly offering the experience of driving a detuned, Le Mans-winning protoype racer to the public. With 0-60 capable in less than 2.0 seconds in X-Drive mode, and a top speed in excess of 220 mph, this is the fastest car ever produced by the Erin Motor Company.
Not only will the Supremacy lead the company into a new age of hybrid powertains, but it will also lead our campaign in the new era of the World Endurance Championship, a series from which so much of our history is associated with.
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Powered by Electrogen
The result of 6 years worth of development, Electrogen is Erin’s in-house hybrid system. It aims to push the internal combustion engine to its absolute limit, and paves the way to transition to an all-electric future in the 2030s.
Guide
- M1 - Motor 1. Attached to engine block, acts as starter motor and MGU (motor generator unit) for the battery. Used for Kinetic Energy Recovery.
- M2 - Motor 2. Powered by the battery, placed alongside Engine/M1 unit.
- M3 - Motor 3. Powered by the battery, placed on front axle. Used for Kinetic Energy Recovery.
- Drive Converter - differential-style gear unit that intelligently combines drive from Engine/M1 and M2 to turn the rear wheels.
Cables from wheels are representative to show direction of electricity generated from kinetic energy recovery.
Electrogen offers a number of driving modes to excel both in road usage and as a performance machine:
- EcoDrive: M2 turns rear wheels, with Engine/M1 and kinetic energy recovery from M3 intelligently charging battery to power M2. Gearbox transitions to 3 speed operation.
- CombinedDrive: Engine/M1 and M2 work in tandem to drive rear wheels, with M3 and Engine/M1 using kinetic energy recovery to charge battery. Gearbox in standard 7 speed operation.
- X-Drive: Performance mode. Engine/M1, M2 and M3 work in tandem to provide all-wheel acceleration, kinetic energy recovery to charge battery. Gearbox in 7 speed operation with max speed gear changes.
With 650 HP from the 4.4l Twin-Turbo V10, and a maximum equivalent output of 350 HP from the motors, the Supremacy is Erin’s first ever 1000 HP machine, with a maximum torque output of 1087 lb-ft of torque - roughly twice the amount of torque from the 2018MY Erin Scarlet..
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Erin expect to produce roughly 100-120 examples per year, currently available in one spec, with an asking price of £870,000.
The Supremacy will join the 2021 Erin Scarlet Mk V to form Erin’s halo model duo, proudly combining hybrid technology with motorsport pedigree and performance car perfection. It’s thanks to the development of these models that Electrogen will be rolled out to every new Erin model by 2025, with pure EV options alongside these.
Of course, there is also another purpose for the Supremacy…
2021 ErinSport Supremacy S1
Livery to be finalised.
Set to compete in the first season of the WEC Hypercar era, the Supremacy S1 will the ErinSport campaign for victory in the 2021 World Endurance Championship. Having been under wraps for months as our teams balance working safely in the pandemic with getting the car ready in time for the start of the season in March, it has been a herculean effort behind the scenes to complete development and testing, which we are proud to announce has been done on time.
The ErinSport Supremacy complies with the WEC Hypercar rules’s stipulation for a single Motor Generator Unit, which will power the front wheels with an equivalent 268 HP and provide kinetic energy recovery to charge the battery. The 4.4L Twin-Turbo V10 meanwhile will drive the rear wheels, with a slightly higher output of 670 HP.
Along with the above powertrain changes, minor bodywork changes, namely the addition of racing parts, are the only difference between this and the road-going version.
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Erin and ErinSport would like to wish all other teams competing in the 2021 season the best of luck in what promises to be one of the most exciting eras in endurance and sportscar racing history. The Supremacy continues Erin’s legacy of success in this sport, and guides the company’s future in an ever-intrepid and changing world.