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all aspects of the car. Although the gearbox
is standard across all LMDh cars, there is
still freedom to customise it to a brand’s
requirements including the selection of the
gear ratios and the slip of the mechanical
differential.
“Motorsport is, to us, also a valuable
and demanding proving ground for
our technology,” states Rouven Mohr,
Lamborghini Chief Technical Officer “Our
LMDh car, the Lamborghini SC63, is an
exciting challenge from both a technical
and a human standpoint. The development
of our internal combustion engine,
aerodynamically efficient bodywork and
the overall technical package is a process
that has pushed us to constantly raise our
own standards. Now, it is time to put the
wheels in motion, literally, on track in
order to be ready and competitive for the
2024 season. As we develop our LMDh
car, we are also mindful of the technology
transfer opportunities. We will take our
learning experiences from motorsport and
apply them where possible to our future
production cars.”
Lamborghini has selected renowned experts
Ligier as its partner to develop and build
the monocoque. As the first manufacturer
to select Ligier on an LMDh project, there
was freedom for Lamborghini to specify its
requirements, including the development
of the push rod front suspension design,
overall weight distribution and ease of
service for critical parts of the car. The
bellhousing, which fills the gap between
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the rear of the engine and the front of the
gearbox, positively affects torsional stiffness,
and has been designed to house the electric
engine.
Another key aspect of development is the
braking system, which must deliver the
highest level of performance and reliability
in all conditions. Endurance racing places a
lot of stress on the brakes and the first target
has been to find a compromise between
weight and durability, effective cooling, and
also a system that is able to accommodate
different styles of driving.
The bodywork has been designed by
Lamborghini’s Centro Stile design
department, in conjunction with the race
design team. It features very clear brand
styling cues throughout the car, including
the iconic y-shaped lights at the front and
rear.
“From the beginning, my
personal briefing to the
design-team was that the
car needs to be highly
functional, but we wanted
to create a car that is
immediately recognisable as
Lamborghini.”
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says Mitja Borkert, Lamborghini’s Head
of Design at Centro Stile. “The main
recognition of the front and rear of the SC63
is driven by the y-shaped signature light.
The size of the cabin and the main character
of the car is driven by the sporting rules, but
we have also implemented our own brand
styling cues throughout the car. Integrated
into the side panel of the body you can see
a NACA duct that was inspired by the air
intake of the Countach. When you look at
the rear wheel arch, we gave the impression
of acceleration towards the front, and this
relates to the wheel arch design language of
Lamborghini that can also been seen on the
Revuelto.”
The cars will be dressed in a familiar livery,
in keeping with the branding seen on the
Huracán GT3 challenger. The SC63s will
run in Verde Mantis green, with a black
Nero Noctis strip over the cabin, front
hood, carbon diffuser, rear fin and wing.
The cars will also feature green, white
and red Italian Tricolore colours, and will
carry the branding of long-time partner of
Lamborghini, Swiss watch manufacturer
Roger Dubuis.
The cooling layout for the car has decided
much of the engineering and design. For
example, air intakes into the sidepods
behind the cockpit underwent several
iterations before a final design was
settled upon. The team has incorporated
eight different radiators including two
intercoolers, one gearbox radiator, one
condenser for the air conditioning, one