From Concept to Track: Designing High-Performance Vehicles

Design is the first step in developing a race car. At Ligier Automotive, we design single-seaters, prototypes, GT cars, and special vehicles, integrating from the start the performance, aerodynamic, and safety requirements specific to motorsport.

Full Expertise in Vehicle Design

With three in-house design offices, Ligier Automotive carries out:

- Mechanical design studies for high-performance rolling platforms and integration of all types of powertrains

- Structural calculations to optimize mechanical and carbon components

- Surface design studies for bodywork shaped by styling and aerodynamic constraints

- Aerodynamic development to validate and optimize concepts for maximum efficiency

- R&D projects focused on improving performance, safety, reliability, maintainability, and cost-efficiency

- Weight/performance optimization to enhance agility and track efficiency

Advanced Design Tools

We use the latest 3D modeling and digital simulation technologies to develop optimized vehicles from the earliest stages. Each project is built to combine performance, safety, and innovation, in line with international motorsport standards.

Ligier Automotive works with CATIA V5 and SolidWorks (CAD/CAM software developed by Dassault Systèmes), technical database management tools, and MSC Software solutions such as Nastran, SimDesigner, Adams, and Altair for simulation and analysis.