Porsche 919 Le Mans racer at Mega Fashion Hall this weekend

Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche Team: Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb

Porsche Philippines has brought in the Porsche 919 Hybrid to Manila for a special viewing during the upcoming Porsche Festival 2016 from17 to 19 June at the SM Mega Fashion Hall. The event will also have a live feed of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race 2016, where Porsche will battle it out with other car manufacturers to defend its title as last year’s champion. The race event will be held on the weekend of 18 to 19 June, 2016 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France.

With its 17 overall victories since 1970, Porsche is also the record holder on the Circuit de la Sarthe and leads in both the manufacturers’ and drivers’ classifications of the 2016 World Championship. The pressure is tremendous, and the Porsche racing strategists need maximum control of the two highly complex prototypes of Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber(AU) with start number 1 and the sister car of Romain Dumas (FR), Neel Jani (CH) and Marc Lieb (DE) with number 2.

The 919 Hybrid is not a typical Porsche. That’s because of the strict FIA WEC regulations on vehicle design. As a result, the latest racing car has the futuristic look of a Le Mans Prototype.

The WEC regulations presents many different challenges. They lay down strict requirements pertaining to efficiency, safety and sustainability in motor sports. In short, vehicles that are designed for the future.

Porsche’s choice of combustion engine was born out of an efficiency-optimized approach: a highly compact, turbocharged four-cylinder 2-litre engine with direct fuel injection producing at least 900 hp. The combustion engine is supported by two energy recuperation systems. Years of experience in designing Sports Cars helped to reduce the weight of individual components even further. The sports prototype is made mainly of carbon. In addition, the engine made of high-strength aluminium and the use of magnesium and various titanium alloys also helped to achieve the ideal system weight.

For more information, please contact Porsche Philippines 09399377288 or visit the Porsche showroom at 201 EDSA Mandaluyong City.