Lamborghini's LMDh racer will run a twin-turbo V-8 hybrid powertrain, a configuration rumored to be coming to the automaker's road cars.
Lamborghini is set to compete at the top level of endurance racing come 2024, with an entry in the premier classes of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship, GTP and Hypercar, respectively.
Both classes are open to new LMDh race cars as well as those built to existing LMH rules, and the former is Lamborghini's weapon of choice. Following, Lamborghini on Monday released a new teaser for its LMDh race car and confirmed the first specs. Lamborghini's LMDh will run a V-8 hybrid powertrain, with the V-8 to be a new twin-turbo unit developed by the automaker's Squadra Corse racing arm, though one thought to be related to the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 fitted in Lamborghini's Urus SUV. The hybrid component will be a single motor-generator integrated with a 7-speed transmission.
In line with LMDh regulations, the powertrain can generate at any time a maximum output of around 670 hp from both power sources. Other specs include a top speed of 211 mph and a minimum weight of 2,270 lb without the fuel and driver. To ensure even competition between the LMDh and LMH cars, the organizers have decided to implement Balance of Performance rules. But unlike LMH, which requires bespoke entries, LMDh has been developed with a view of keeping a lid on costs, so teams need to use a spec chassis similar to a current LMP2 chassis, sourced from one of four suppliers: Dallara, Ligier, Multimatic, and Oreca.Lamborghini has chosen a chassis from Ligier, due to the design's flexibility, the automaker said.