In 2018, Porsche took its dominant Le Mans‑winning 919 Hybrid prototype and stripped it of World Endurance Championship (WEC) restrictions to create the 919 Hybrid Evo — a radical, unrestricted evolution of an already elite race car. Freed from fuel flow, weight and aero limits, engineers boosted the 2.0 L turbo V4 and hybrid system to a combined ~1,160 hp, cut weight to about 1,872lbs (849kg), added active aerodynamics and high‑grip tires, and upped the energy recovery system to deliver roughly

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