{"id":40607,"date":"2022-06-07T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bmws-lmdh-prototype-is-a-hybrid-v8-powered-tribute-to-its-racing-roots\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T16:46:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:46:23","slug":"bmws-lmdh-prototype-is-a-hybrid-v8-powered-tribute-to-its-racing-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bmws-lmdh-prototype-is-a-hybrid-v8-powered-tribute-to-its-racing-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW’s LMDh Prototype is a Hybrid V8-Powered Tribute to its Racing Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BMW has publicly revealed <\/span>its new LMDh prototype participating in next year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. The German manufacturer, is one of three manufacturers preparing to begin testing the purpose-built racer ahead of the LMDh, or the actual GTP class debut at the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona, in January. The BMW M Hybrid V8 will be fielded for the 2023 season by Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan, a familiar duo in the IMSA paddock. <\/p>\n

As its name implies, The BMW M Hybrid V8 will be powered by a BMW V8 engine, paired with the category’s mandated spec hybrid system. The automaker hasn’t yet revealed where it derived its LMDh engine, but delved deep into the car’s design.<\/p>\n

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Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M, stated, “The most critical task and the greatest challenge for the design team in the LMDh program design team was that the prototype must be clearly recognizable as a BMW M Motorsport car.” The BMW M Hybrid V8 is undeniably a BMW, with the German marque aiming to accurately reflect its current road-going performance cars. The kidney grille’s incorporation as a pair of aerodynamic inlets is distinctive, without being distracting like on BMW’s production models. Another touch is BMW’s M hook taillights. <\/p>\n