Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar Breaks Cover With Twin-Turbo V6
Ferrari has taken the wraps off its new Le Mans Hypercar set to contend one year from now in the FIA World Perseverance Title (WEC). The crew from Maranello has picked the “499P” name to repeat the terminology it’s been utilizing for quite a long time. “499” alludes to the limit in cubic centimeters of every chamber while the “P” addresses model. At the core of the electric machine is a 3.0-liter V6 with a couple of turbochargers.
Albeit the six-chamber factory has a similar 120-degree design as the motor utilized by the 296 GTB/GT3. Driving the plan and improvement of the Ferrari Attivita Playful GT sportscar dashing division, Ferdinando Cannizzo said the motor is basically unique and the V6 was picked for being lightweight and minimized.
The mid-back ignition motor fosters a most extreme result of 680 pull (500 kilowatts) to consent to guidelines. It cooperates with a front-mounted electric engine evaluated at 272 hp (200 kW) that draws its essential juice from a F1-determined, 900-volt battery re-energized during deceleration and slowing down. The powertrain is connected to a seven-speed consecutive transmission and is covered at a consolidated result of 680 hp (500 kW).
Revealed at the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Imola, the 499P has Daytona SP3 configuration signals alongside a red uniform with yellow accents as a return to the 312PB of the mid 1970s. The two vehicles will convey the race numbers #50 and #51, with the previous addressing 50 years since the Dancing Pony last contended in top-level hustling at Le Mans. The last option is a productive number utilized by Ferrari race vehicles in GT dashing.
The 499P has accomplished in excess of 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers) of testing with two models and will be completely homologated before the year’s end. Its motorsport debut is planned to occur in mid-Walk 2023 during the debut WEC round at the Sebring 1000 Miles.
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