Porsche is working on a second generation of its 919 Hybrid Le Mans prototype that will begin extensive testing at the Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit this weekend.
“As scheduled, this marks the start of the 2015 motorsport season for the Porsche Team,” Porsche said in a statement. “The new Porsche 919 Hybrid already had its initial roll-out at the Weissach test track, near Stuttgart, Germany, on 15 December, 2014. As a next step, there will be several performance and endurance tests before the World Endurance Championship (WEC) season opener on April 12 at Silverstone, Northamptonshire.”
The Stuttgart sports carmaker was thin on the details, but it did confirm that the 2015 versions of its sports prototype racer will have the same hybrid powertrain consisting of a 2.0-liter V4 turbocharged petrol engine driving the rear wheels, supplemented by an electric motor powering the front wheels, and two energy recovery systems.
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