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Xtrac Limited

British engineering company

Xtrac Limited, also known as Xtrac Transmission Technology, is a British engineering company founded in 1984 by the former Hewland engineer Mike Endean to make 4WD systems and gearboxes for rallycross and later rally and racing cars. Endean, together with Chris Goddard, who had been working on the electronic components essential to the system, in 1983 developed the first Xtrac 4WD system, for Norwegian rallycross star Martin Schanche.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded¹

Legal formprivate company limited by shares¹

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MartinSchancheXtrac1984 — Photo: Tim Whittington/RallycrossWorld.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons³

Xtrac Limited, also known as Xtrac Transmission Technology, is a British engineering company founded in 1984 by the former Hewland engineer Mike Endean to make 4WD systems and gearboxes for rallycross and later rally and racing cars. Endean, together with Chris Goddard, who had been working on the electronic components essential to the system, in 1983 developed the first Xtrac 4WD system, for Norwegian rallycross star Martin Schanche.²

Timeline

1984Founded Founded¹

Links

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