All Rights Reserved. Exclusive: Koenigsegg Special Track Car could be inspired by Le Mans. It doesn’t come cheap. June 24, 2019.

In August 2019, we had reported that Koenigsegg was building a limited edition track car. With the upcoming change in racing rules and creation of the LeMans Hypercar Class (LMH), the designs offered up in the Sketch Challenge could certainly be directed to a future Koenigsegg design destined for the reacetrack. Published on June 20, 2020. The vehicles will have a minimum weight of 1100 kg and produce 750 hp. Motorsport. We will have to wait and see if the same engine will be offered in the track car.Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman finally got a taste of what it’s like to drive a Koenigsegg...One of UK’s rare Koenigseggs is up for sale. First test of Peugeot’s Le Mans Hypercar already pushed back . We have already seen two variations of the Jesko – the regular car and the.Now, the Jesko is powered by a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 that has a peak output of 1600 hp and 1106 lb-ft of torque. We’re so excited by it. It’s officially official: hybrid hypercars are going to race at Le Mans from 2020. Sebastian Vettel's 'time has passed' says Former F1 driver Felipe Massa. Christian von Koenigsegg said the Swedish hypercar manufacturer he founded is interested in racing at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the upcoming hypercar … Peugeot will make its return to the top flight of sportscar racing in 2022 with a Le Mans Hypercar. “We would love to go and race [at Le Mans].”.The Hypercar class, whose final name is yet to be determined, will replace the premier LMP1 class of the WEC, and the cars competing will have to feature KERS-style hybrid systems as well as all-wheel drive.The goal is to get the race cars to closely resemble their road-going counterparts, but since the rules are still being ironed out it's too early to say whether the race cars will be mechanically related to the road cars, or simply share a silhouette.America's Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has already thrown its hat in however with the.Koenigsegg came close to competing in top-level endurance racing back in 2007 when it developed the CCGT race car for the premier GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship.

In fact, “sleek, high performance hybrid cars” will race across the World Endurance Championship – … Koenigsegg Longtail Concept Looks Like a Le Mans Hypercar Class Racer. But their potential real-world implication and the way they came to be will get an aficionado's heart racing.Alfred Neubauer: the First “Don” of Motor Racing.This enables Disqus, Inc. to process some of your data.KOENIGSEGG ||| GHOST TWINS ||| SWIIIIIIIIPPPEEEE TO UNVEIIIIIL!!!!! The French marque showed off design sketches and confirmed that, as previously reported by RACER, it will partner with oil company TOTAL to develop a 500 kW power 4-wheel drive entry. The design, however, could also one day turn into a LeMans bound hypercar which is something Christian von Koenigsegg has always had his eye on. Koenigsegg may be among the automakers fielding a car in the new Hypercar class set to be introduced in the 2020/2021 season of the World Endurance … Ladies and gentlemen drivers, the pixels you are gazing at are even more important than they might seem. The class will open for the 2020/2021 season and,If Koenigsegg does decide to compete, it could do so with the.The Vision 1789 has a futuristic design and a biomethane-powered drivetrain.The revamped VW Atlas is still a decent proposal in the segment.Scotland also offers interest-free loans for the purchase of new EVs.Production of the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm is limited to 500 units.U.S. We have also learnt that Koenigsegg is planning to build anywhere between 7 and 11 units of the track hypercar. We have also learnt that Koenigsegg is planning to build anywhere between 7 and 11 units of the track hypercar. Peugeot is the latest manufacturer to sign, seal, and deliver their intent to race in the soon to be highly competitive hypercar class of endurance racing. Oh that roar duuuudes .....¤¤¤¤ûûûû #koenigseggsketchchallenge #koenigseggsketch #christianvonkoenigsegg @sashaselipanov @marcello_raeli @etienne_gallery #koenigseggregera #cardesigndaily #3d #sketch #cardesigncommunity #skåne #concept #design #hypercar #beast #beastmode #aero @regerapage @regera.registry @ghostsquadron.koenigsegg @koenigseggmotors @motivezine.

Hybrid systems will be optional and those entrants which do run such powertrains can’t have their electric motors exceed 270 hp. WEC . Peugeot will make its return to the top flight of sportscar racing in 2022 with a Le Mans Hypercar. It is said to have several code names, including ‘LM’. What I’ve understood is the final regulations are not finished yet, but we’re looking at them very closely,” he said. All rights reserved. Swedish supercar builder Koenigsegg is still very interested in racing at Le Mans, and the finalized rules have done nothing to quash the interest of CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg. @sashaselipanov @etienne_gallery #koenigseggsketchchallenge #cardesigndaily #concept #beast #beastmode #regera #koenigseggsketch #koenigseggmotors #hypercar #conceptdesign #3d @thespeedhunters @topgear #regera #jesko @christiankoenigsegg @motivezine,Project KOENIGSEGG ||| 81st GHOST ||| a tribute for that Swedish aero&tech masterpiece of v8 roaring in Skåne landscapes like a pure demon!! WEC . Peugeot won Le Mans twice in the Group C era, in 1992 and '93, and again with the LMP1 908 HDi turbodiesel. Given the rule to produce at least 25 road-going vehicles using … ByKolles reveals images of 2021 WEC hypercar design . Massa drove for Ferrari in Formula 1 from 2006 through 2013. If we had to hazard a guess, we’d say the track could be based on the Jesko. What a mind blowers!!!