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Flying fins! Cadillac GTP race car to go for 24 Hours of Le Mans win in 2023

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Fins are again in. They’re simply sideways this time.

The Cadillac GTP race automobile will function a hybrid powertrain.
(Cadillac)

Cadillac has partially revealed the Challenge GTP endurance racing automobile it is going to subject at subsequent 12 months’s 24-hour races in Daytona and Le Mans.

The GTP car will enter the 24 hour races at Daytona and Le Mans.

The GTP automobile will enter the 24 hour races at Daytona and Le Mans.
(Cadillac)

The prototype race automobile is being constructed to the brand new GTP class specs, which name for a brand-unique engine mixed with a regular hybrid system that will probably be utilized by all rivals.

The Cadillac GTP features four fin-like aerodynamic elements extending from its fenders.

The Cadillac GTP options 4 fin-like aerodynamic parts extending from its fenders.
(Cadillac)

The mid-engine coupe options the Cadillac crest on its nostril and 4 distinctive, horizontally oriented aerodynamic fin parts extending inward from its fenders that act as a contemporary callback to the model’s iconic tailfins of the Nineteen Fifties.

GTP would be the prime class within the U.S.-based IMSA racing collection and is being harmonized with the WEC (World Endurance Championship) Hypercar class in order that they’ll compete in opposition to one another in races overseen by each sanctioning our bodies.

Cadillac race vehicles gained the 24 Hours of Daytona 4 years straight from 2017 to 2020 below the present rules, however hasn’t been to Le Mans since 2002.

When it returns, will probably be dealing with entries from manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Acura and BMW within the new class.

Supply: Fox Information