Due to the continuously rising digitalization of traditional products towards smart product-service systems, there is a considerable need for new methods, processes and IT tools in future product development. As well as for collaboration and integration of various stakeholders in engineering in particular. This contribution aims at analyzing and addressing the challenges in collaborative lifecycle engineering of smart products and services considering the entire product lifecycle. With a focus on cross-discipline collaboration an adaptive innovation infrastructure for lifecycle engineering a innovative research transfer infrastructure in Kaiserslautern has been developed in order to support a variety of heterogeneous target groups in industry and education. Focusing on hybrid prototypes along the engineering 4.0 lifecycles, the scenario of racing car within the engineering 4.0 lab infrastructure serves as an example for a cross-discipline engineering scenario.