{"id":358985,"date":"2026-04-01T18:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/358985\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:39:16","slug":"korean-car-brand-reveals-hypercar-powered-by-rally-based-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/358985\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean car brand reveals Hypercar powered by rally-based V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001.<\/p>\n

The Hypercar has been built in collaboration with chassis manufacturer Oreca to LMDh rules and regulations, opening the door for the car to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.<\/p>\n

The GMR-001 is powered by a twin-turbo, 3.2-litre V8. The power unit \u2013 dubbed G8MR \u2013 is based on Hyundai\u2019s four-cylinder engine it uses in the FIA World Rally Championship<\/p>\n

Design-wise, the car takes cues from the road-going counterparts with the two-line headlight design.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the start we wanted to be working with the best partners and resources we could,\u201d said Genesis Magma Racing team principal Cyril Abiteboul.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with Oreca and the experience they have was a natural choice, while using the base Hyundai Motorsport\u2019s WRC engine gave us strong, proven high-performance engine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese choices were very important in the early development to help us meet the deadlines we had set ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001.<\/p>\n

More than 25,000 kilometres of testing has been conducted prior to the start of the season.<\/p>\n

Genesis said it has power unit reliability, with one completing 9000 kilometres of testing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe set some high mileage targets for various components and we achieved most of them, but more importantly, the mileage has been productive,\u201d said Genesis Magma Racing chief engineer Justin Taylor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as endurance, we also focused on making sure we could run consistently to our full potential within the WEC technical regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur first target this season is to finish races. No problems. No penalties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we can start to look to move forward in the Hypercar class, step-by-step, Hyperpole appearances, achieving finishes on the lead lap, challenging for top fives on pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001.<\/p>\n

Former Audi LMP1 and Porsche Hypercar factory driver Andr\u00e9 Lotterer and ex-Cadillac Hypercar driver Pipo Derani will be joined by Mathys Jaubert in the #17 car.<\/p>\n

The sister #19 car will be driven by GT3 racing ace Daniel Juncadella, ex-Porsche Hypercar driver Mathieu Jaminet and Paul-Loup Chatin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have focused on the things we can control,\u201d said Genesis Magma Racing sporting director Gabriele Tarquini.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn engineering, that\u2019s the reliability and performance of the car, in team management, it\u2019s the processes and for me, it\u2019s the driver lineups.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of our drivers brings something different, and that\u2019s exactly what makes a strong endurance lineup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have drivers whose extensive Hypercar experience has been extremely valuable in developing the car, and others who, with the enthusiasm of rookies, will help us overcome the difficulties we will certainly face during our first season.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut beyond individual strengths, what really matters is how they work together. Endurance racing is about trust, communication and shared responsibility for the result.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FIA World Endurance Championship begins with its annual pre-season Prologue at Imola on April 14 before the season-opening 6 Hours of Imola on April 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001. The Hypercar has been built in collaboration with chassis manufacturer Oreca to LMDh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[189460,33439,111,139,69,213,46020],"class_list":["post-358985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-24-hours-of-le-mans","tag-genesis","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports","tag-wec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}