Here's a first look at Porsche's LMDh racer that will compete at the top level in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Teaser shots for the car show a design similar to Porsche's successful 919 Hybrid sports prototype that competed in the former LMP1 class of the WEC. There are also design elements borrowed from Porsche's road cars, such as the LED strip for the taillights and swan neck strut for the dual-plane rear wing.chassis sourced from Canada's Multimatic
The internal-combustion component has been confirmed as a big-cube twin-turbocharged V-8. Porsche said the engine is designed to run on renewable fuels, which means a significant reduction in C02 is possible. Porsche said the V-8 in its LMDh can generate anywhere between 643 and 697 hp to suit any Balance of Performance parameters. As mentioned above, the combined output of the engine and any electric drive system can only be about 670 hp, as measured at the half-shafts.