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Originally Posted by canaglia
Consider that R13 chassis and aero are much better than other private lmp1; maybe even better than toyota!
at le mans R13 scored the overall best first sector time and the 2nd overall best third sector. During an onboard, a R13 was clearly able to run flatout at porsche sector.
Then think also that private lmp1 use the same toyota compound, so NA gibson lower torque release should help them a lot with rear tyres wearate compared to insane torque released to rear wheels by AER/nismo cars.
Torque is important but is not everything. 911 RSR torque is in the range of 500Nm and dominated LM against >600-700Nm rivals.
And about future hypercar engines, well, you need high power, lower consumes and a more than decent components lifespan....
guess the only way to achieve this is to make the engine rev as low as possible.... that's way I expect a "min" displacement over 5L NA dyno V8 or turbo up to 3.5-4L.
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I don't think R13 aero is better than Toyota's. Probably they did just run more downforce