{"id":2047892,"date":"2026-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047892"},"modified":"2026-07-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:00:00","slug":"yee-haw-listen-to-fords-le-mans-hypercar-v8-fire-up-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047892","title":{"rendered":"Yee-haw! Listen to Ford\u2019s Le Mans Hypercar V8 fire up for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oorah! Sounds like Cadillac and Aston Martin might have some competition in the \u2018best sounding Hypercar\u2019 stakes at Le Mans next year, because we\u2019ve just heard Ford\u2019s new naturally aspirated V8 fire up in situ for the first time.<\/p>\n

Go on, have a little listen by playing that video below (although we\u2019d advise skipping to 25 seconds in to miss the cringey NASA-style preamble).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Much like it did with its Raptor T1+ Dakar car<\/a>, Ford is using the Coyote V8 as the base for its new Hypercar, but here it\u2019s a 5.4-litre unit and connected to the spec hybrid system. Total system power is capped at 671bhp, remember, and as Ford is building to the LMDh regs it has partnered with French firm Oreca to supply its chassis.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I reflect on the journey to this point, I am proud of the groundwork that was laid long before the engine ever turned over in France,\u201d said Dan Sayers, Ford Racing\u2019s WEC Hypercar boss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe engine’s development phase is already showing great promise on the dynos in Dearborn, where we’ve been pushing the limits of its performance and durability \u2014 and learning a lot at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat dyno work, combined with parallel progress on the chassis side with Oreca, has now converged into a complete package ready for its next phase. The firing of the engine at Oreca is more than a symbolic moment. It’s a critical validation step.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Next up for Ford will be a \u201ccomprehensive track testing schedule\u201d which begins in August on circuits throughout Europe. That\u2019s when its six factory drivers \u2013 Logan Sargeant, Mike Rockenfeller, Sebastian Priaulx, Matt Campbell, Nick Yelloly and Tom Blomqvist \u2013 will experience the car for the very first time.<\/p>\n

And yeah, if this noise is anything to go by, it should be quite some experience\u2026<\/p>\n

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Oorah! Sounds like Cadillac and Aston Martin might have some competition in the \u2018best sounding Hypercar\u2019 stakes at Le Mans next year, because we\u2019ve just heard Ford\u2019s new naturally aspirated V8 fire up in situ for the first time. Go on, have a little listen by playing that video below (although we\u2019d advise skipping to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2047892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2047892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2047892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2047892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2047892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}