Porsche's LMP2000 Race Car Never Saw Track, V-10 Engine Lives On
Porsche's LMP2000, a Le Mans prototype race car, never saw the track. The project was shelved due to budget constraints and Porsche's withdrawal from Formula 1. Only one LMP2000 was ever built.
The LMP2000 was designed to house a V-10 engine, initially intended for Formula 1. Porsche had developed a 3.5-liter V-10 from an earlier 3.5-liter design, but it never found use in F1. The engine was meant to replace the overweight V-12, but Porsche's exit from F1 in 1991, following a disastrous run with their V-12 engine in the Footwork Arrows team, led to the engine's repurposing.
The V-10 engine was then earmarked for the LMP2000. However, the project was canceled before its first competition due to Porsche's limited budget and resources at the time. The engine, instead, found its way into the Carrera GT more than a decade later.
The LMP2000, a Le Mans prototype race car, was canceled before its debut due to Porsche's limited resources. Its intended V-10 engine, initially developed for Formula 1, was later used in the Carrera GT. Despite the LMP2000's cancellation, its engine's legacy lives on in the Carrera GT.
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