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Porsche unveiled the 919 Hybrid at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the car that will compete in the World Endurance Championship, with highlight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Complying to the current changes of LMP1 regulations, the Porsche prototype is a hybrid vehicle (petrol/electric) and does not exceed 4650mm in length, 1900mm wide and 1050mm in height. Following weight regulations the car weighs less than 870kg.
According to Porsche the 919 Hybrid race car is the most complex ever created by the company and is equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-liter V4 petrol engine with direct injection. The brand claims that the engine reaches 9000rpm.
Mounted on the front axle there is an eletric motor complementing the combustion engine. Activated using ion-lithium batteries, the electric engine provides power to the front wheels, giving temporary AWD to the 919 Hybrid.
The Porsche race car is also equipped with two energy recovery systems, including regenerative braking system and a thermal energy recovery housed in the exhaust system.
The Hybrid 919 went through a long development process, which according to Porsche includes over 2000 hours of testing in the wind tunnel, in both the new company facilities in Weissach, as the University of Stuttgart.
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Porsche’s founder, the Austrian Ferdinand Porsche started out in the automobile business by working in the Lohner company as a car engineer. While still young, F. Porsche captivated the industry’s attention as the Lohner-Porsche electric car debuted in the 1900 World Fair in Paris, for he created the wheel hub engines. Later in that same year, he built up both a four-wheel drive race-car and the world’s fi... more
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