It is always a pleasure to hear the song so characteristic of the atmospheric V8 of the Cadillac V-LMDh. The American manufacturer has thus offered on its official YouTube channel a short video of the tests of its prototype on the route of Road Atlanta (Georgia). Sébastien Bourdais had also warned last summer. ” I received a little video clip of the sound, it’s nice! It’s different from DPi (the prototype with which he rides in IMSA. Editor’s note)I think this will make people talk “, he enthused in Monza, on the sidelines of the fourth round of the season WEC (July 8-10), where he finished on the podium in the LM P2 category with Vector Sport (3e).
Like the famous Corvette that the manufacturer aligns in Grand Touring, the new weapon of General Motors is distinguished by its own sound. The LMDh regulations authorize the use of a tailor-made engine, subject to meeting certain requirements. It must therefore not exceed 10,000 rpm and the power of the rear axle must be defined between 644 and 697 horsepower, the manufacturer being able to choose the distribution of this power between the internal combustion engine and the hybrid system with recuperation. ‘energy.
The American prototype is expected to compete for the first time at the 24 Hours of Daytona (January 28-29).
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