Welcome to the Crossfire Innovations website. The site has largely been brought about by the amount of interest shown in the various Crossfire developments I have been working on intermittently over the last 2 years. Encouraged by this interest, my own unending enthusiasm for this car, and the relative lack of interest from the tuning and aftermarket fraternity, I have decided to develop some of my ideas into actual products. Things are very much in the early stages and this is still a personal site, funded and maintained by myself in my spare time, so updates and progress maybe somewhat sporadic.
I am still constructing the site so it is currently a bit
disorganised. As things progress I will rationalise the various
sections and try and pull it all together. I have just tried to add
as much information as possible and index it as best I can as time
allows. be adding more detail and a lot more pictures, video and
information.
In the meantime please have a look around and feel free to email me
with your comments via the contact page. The Gallery is probably the best
place to start.
~Simon Wood.
Philosophy
My philosophy for developing modifications has always been to gain
a full understanding of the systems on the car and how they
interact, before making any changes. Whilst this approach takes
more time, I believe it is the best way forward if major problems
are to be avoided further down the line. I will be extensively
testing everthing on my own car, both as my daily driver and
trackday stead. Apart from liking things to be properly engineered,
I also think you should give them a certain visual impact, which is
exactly what drew me to the Crossfire in the first place.
The Crossfire
'TrackSport'
My Ultimate aim is to develop a complete
range of modifications to produce a more sporting, track-oriented
version of the Crossfire, along the lines of Porsche's RS variants,
which I will be designating the 'TrackSport'.
The focus will be on weight saving, increasing power, improved
braking and handling, some and subtle cosmetic additions to
distinguish it from the standard car. This will be achieved through
a combination of electronic tweaks, replacement parts and panels. I
am also determine not to compromise the original car's refinement
to the point where it can no longer be used as a daily driver;
there's little joy in a 200 mile round trip with a droning exhaust
and rock-hard suspension. Reliablity is also paramount. By any
stretch this is a massive project, and it can only be completed
after I have developed all the constituent parts. I may end up with
a complete 'white elephant' but I will never know unless I
try!
You can find out more in the TrackSport section where I will soon be adding concept
sketches and a full specification.