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Listen To Cadillac's Hybrid System Bump Start Its V8 At Le Mans
Listen To Cadillac's Hybrid System Bump Start Its V8 At Le Mans-December 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:46

One of the racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend won’t necessarily be the . While yes, NASCAR’s is sure to turn heads in ways only a NASCAR V8 can, over yonder in the Le Mans hypercar class is another far-from stealthy contender: .

We just caught (link above) of Cadillac’s electric-to-V8 event in action and it . (If we could, most of us here would play it on repeat.)

These hybrid hypercars take off from pit lane utilizing the electric portion of the complex hybrid system — indicated by the high-pitch electric whine before drivers (via a simple button) and engage the ICE half of things. Sure, the other manufacturers set to compete in the LMDh class in just three days can put on a decent show, but .

In a world where every automaker is quickly pivoting to electrification and artificial engine noises, the hybrid hypercar class gives the rest of us racing-fiends a hope for another future, where we can have our cake and eat it too. Electrification followed by an engine that will shake you to your very soul? Please sir, may I have some more?

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