Lamborghini will likely be collaborating within the LMDh endurance racing within the 2024 season at Daytona and Le Mans. Now, it’s reported that the know-how utilized in these racing vehicles might be purchased into the long run highway authorized vehicles that the corporate makes. LMDh makes use of a hybrid powertrain and Lamborghini’s announcement of racing on this matches with the carmaker’s plans to introduce hybrid powertrain in its vehicles within the close to future.
Expertise of the LMDh racecar
This automotive will take part within the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Lamborghini will likely be equip the automotive with a twin-turbo V8 engine together with an electrical system. This powertrain has a mixed output of 670 HP. A 7-speed hybrid gearbox by Xtrac will deal with the transmission duties . The automotive weighs simply 2,270 lbs. and is likely one of the prime contenders for the FIA World Endurance Championship. The Lamborghini’s race automotive will even function applied sciences that can sooner or later be seen on the automotive’s within the showroom.
Racecar to Roadcar Journey
Lamborghini’s motorsport division in addition to the R&D division have already got a detailed relationship. Many workers work in each departments which suggests a better collaboration with observe and highway automotive groups. Additional, this collaboration might be witnessed within the track-focused Huracan STO. It will solely pave the best way for the long run the place the race automotive is just like the R&D for highway authorized vehicles.
Upcoming hybrid powertrain for Aventador alternative
Whereas the race automotive will use a V8 engine, we all know that Lamborghini will likely be sticking to a V12 for the Aventador’s alternative. That stated, it’s going to nonetheless get electrical help know-how. This will even consequence within the electrical variations of the Urus and the Huracan.
This additional confirms the truth that future Lamborghini vehicles is not going to simply function hybrid powertrains but additionally outperform their conventional ICE choices.
Supply : CarBuzz