The new LIGIER has been conceived to compete in the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's new Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) category which gives teams and drivers a new entry point into Le Mans-style endurance racing. The Ligier JS P3 was designed using Exa's PowerFLOW® simulation software to optimize its aerodynamics, as well as to maximize cabin comfort and cool both the engine and brakes with new levels of efficiency. Working together with Onroak Automotive from the conception of the Ligier JS P3, Exa's engineers focused on achieving the ideal front/rear aerodynamic balance with the optimal relationship between downforce and drag, contributing to develop a fatigue-reducing cabin environment, and keeping three crucial race-winning elements cool - the driver, engine and brakes. Simulation-driven design allowed Onroak Automotive and Exa to quickly assess a variety of engineering solutions to design challenges in a much shorter timeframe than would have been possible with a traditional wind tunnel-dependent design process.

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