Porsche continues to test and develop its new LMDh prototype and recently completed over 2,000 km of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain. Throughout the test, the German squad focused on setting up the prototype’s various systems, developing the tires, and optimizing the interaction between the turbocharged V8 engine and the associated hybrid components. Newly-appointed Porsche works drivers Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron were among those who had the opportunity to drive the car.
Porsche has yet to announce full
specifications for the powertrain of its prototype, other than confirming that
it features a “large-capacity” twin-turbocharged V8 designed to run on
renewable fuels. The prototype also has a battery supplied by Williams Advanced
Engineering, a motor-generator unit and control electronics from Bosch, and a
transmission sourced from Xtrac. Underpinning the race car is a chassis from
Multimatic.
While the prototype tested in Barcelona
was bathed in camouflage, it was equipped with functional headlights, something
the car that Porsche tested in January didn’t have. Porsche will continue to
test its LMDh prototype at circuits throughout Europe and North America this
year before it makes its race debut in January 2023 at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
