IndyCar reveals more details of 2028 new car plan

IndyCar shared a "status update" on the new race car the series plans to introduce for the 2028 season with team owners today at Road America.

The Dallara chassis, "will feature a look designed to appeal to a new generation of fans while keeping styling cues recognized by all as an IndyCar Series car," the series stated

“The time has come for a new NTT IndyCar Series chassis," IndyCar President Doug Boles said. “The DW12 served the series so well, as it provided a combination of phenomenal, wheel-to-wheel racing and critical enhancements to safety. But recent significant updates to the car – from the aeroscreen to the hybrid power unit – have helped advance the need for a completely new car. We are pleased by what our engineers and Dallara have collaboratively designed and believe it will appeal to the fans and paddock while also upholding our standards of safety and enhancing IndyCar's on-track competition well into the future.”

Three areas – competition, powertrain development and safety – are pillars of the engineering, design and development of the new car.

The new car aims to enhance competition by being better suited for racing on all four types of circuits the series visits – superspeedways, short ovals, street circuits and permanent road courses. Evolution of the new chassis has included work by Dallara and recently developed simulation technology, aimed at enhancing overall raceability.

Working in tandem with Dallara and other component suppliers, the overall car design includes a projected weight reduction of 85-100 pounds compared to the current DW12 chassis.

Plans also include a move a 2.4-liter twin-turbocharged V6 internal combustion engine, which is expected to provide more torque and power over the current engine formula.

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Low-voltage hybrid engine technology, introduced to series competition with a successful launch in July 2024, will continue to evolve in the new car with longer deployment, more horsepower gain and overall improved performance.

Performance Friction Corporation (PFC) once again will be the exclusive supplier of brake system components for the series, as it has since 2017.

The new car will bolster safety to new benchmarks with an ergonomic driver cockpit to improve seating position, an integrated aeroscreen and a new roll hoop. The existing chassis was retrofitted with the aeroscreen upon that safety device’s introduction in 2020.

The series said renderings of the new car and additional technical details , along with additional partners, will be revealed at a later date.