Post by Lee on Feb 15, 2022 11:51:26 GMT
Porsche has started an intensive testing program with its LMDh car which is expected to debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year (2023). The German manufacturer took the wraps off its yet unnamed prototype last month and is understood to have recently conducted a multi-day test at an undisclosed circuit in Europe. There is little information at the moment but Porsche did release a new photo last weekend, which sees the car sporting headlights for the first time. It is believed that that the car’s rollout at the test track did not come with a fully functional hybrid system, with supply-chain delays forcing the car to run without the spec battery storage system from Williams Advanced Engineering.
A delay in the car’s shakedown, which was originally scheduled for late December, has meant that its initial testing program will be focused on Europe. Porsche is the first LMDh manufacturer to begin testing and could have up to a six-month head start on the majority of its competition, with Acura, Cadillac and BMW not expected to hit the track with its cars until late spring or early summer.
A delay in the car’s shakedown, which was originally scheduled for late December, has meant that its initial testing program will be focused on Europe. Porsche is the first LMDh manufacturer to begin testing and could have up to a six-month head start on the majority of its competition, with Acura, Cadillac and BMW not expected to hit the track with its cars until late spring or early summer.
