Powertrain & Transmission
The crux of creating such a unique vehicle lies in the transmission. The vehicle dynamics and weight distribution requirements dictate a front- mounted All Wheel Drive transmission and gearbox.
For the 2025 version of the original RS 200 layout there was no commercially available transmission. Thus for project Distomo the team engaged a specialist motorsport transmission company to design and build this unit.
“The result is a 6-speed sequential gearbox mated to an all- new compact unit housing the torque-splitting center differential and limited slip front axle differential.”
The result is a 6-speed sequential gearbox mated to an all- new compact unit housing the torque-splitting center differential and limited slip front axle differential. Connected to the 2.0L Turbocharged Smith & Jones YB all-aluminium engine via an all-new design of transfer box and clutch bell housing.
