The upcoming Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 007 set to compete in the new Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship will feature a bespoke twin-turbo V8 engine.
When the SCG 007 was first announced, the small car manufacturer and racing outfit stated it would use a twin-turbo V6 pumping out 800 hp and supplemented with a 200 hp hybrid system. Things have since changed with James Glickenhaus confirming to Autoblog that the company will partner with French engine developer Pipo Moteurs to create a twin-turbo V8 without any hybrid assistance.
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Pipo Moteurs has experience developing engines for World Rally Championship teams including Peugeot and Ford as well as for BMWs in European hillclimb championships.
Vehicles competing in the new Hypercar class will be capped at 740 hp and have a minimum weight of 1,100 kg (2,425 lbs). SCG says the 007 will be near that minimum weight. Meanwhile, it’s reported the first wind tunnel tests have already been finished and that the engineering program is scheduled to continue through to summer 2020. The first shakedown runs of the car should happen in September 2020.
Hypercar class cars should be capable of lap times around the three minute and 30 second mark at Circuit de la Sarthe where Le Mans takes place. That will be about 15 seconds slower than the LMP1 prototypes that the Hypercar class cars will replace.
The design of the SCG 007 mimics some other models from Glickenhaus but does sport a distinctive rear end with a towering rear wing. It remains unclear if the road-going variant of the 007 required for the car to meet homologation requirements will feature the same twin-turbo V8 as the race car.
