Having analysed the extensive data gathered from the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid’s time on the racetrack and traversing the various races it participated in, Porsche engineers have updated the car significantly to present us with the 911 GT3 R Hybrid v2.0.
The biggest change is in the form of a 20 per cent weight reduction that was the result of the boffins tinkering around with the hybrid drivetrain. There’s still two electric motors mated to a portal axle that provides the front wheels with up to 200hp bursts of energy for up to a few seconds. That is of course secondary to the 470 horses out back, housed in the six-cylinder boxer engine.
By playing around with the car’s high-voltage components, the engineers have managed to negate the massive air intakes on the rear fenders of the old body. This significantly reduces drag and also improves fuel economy courtesy of the improved aerodynamics.
Electricity for the two front motors is still collected through the flywheel accumulator that is placed in a carbon fiber safety cell on the floor of the passenger side of the cabin.
As is the norm, Porsche will be campaigning the car in a number of races around the world, beginning with the Nurburgring 24 in June this year.
Source: Autoblog
