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Sunswift 8 with its upper panels partly raised

The supplied Sunswift 8 render with its upper panels separated

What is Sunswift Racing?

Sunswift Racing is a team of innovators working to redefine the future of sustainable transport through the research and development of world class prototype electric cars. Whilst Sunswift is best known for its success in the World Solar Challenge, we also focus on progressing technology through partnerships and collaborations with industry leaders.

Based in Sydney, Australia since 1996, Sunswift has built seven solar vehicles, with the eighth currently in production. Over this time, Sunswift has seen success in numerous solar vehicle races and holds records with the FIA and Guinness World Records.

Sunswift 8 with its upper body panels separated in the engineering render

A new chapter for the road.

Sunswift 8 is our next-generation road-car programme, built by students at UNSW Sydney. We’re taking research developed through solar racing towards practical, sustainable performance, with road legality as a development goal.

Reclaimed carbon fibre.

We’re using reclaimed carbon fibre to build Sunswift 8, giving existing material a new role in our next-generation car.

Material circularity means thinking about what a car is made from, where those materials come from and what they could become next. It’s part of how we’re approaching sustainable transport beyond the powertrain.