Initial Research Pathway, 2017 Porsche 919 LMP1 Car (Power Unit)
Initial Research Pathway, 2017 Porsche 919 LMP1 Car (Power Unit) The Porsche 919 Hybrid at the IAA 2017 919's 2.0-litre V4 turbo engine Acronyms used in our report: LMP1: Le Mans Prototype 1 WEC: World Endurance Championship We specifically chose the 2017 Porsche 919 LMP1’s power unit as it was Porsche’s last hurrah in its bid for the LMP1 class of the WEC. The 919 Hybrid was immensely successful, winning 3 out of the 4 manufacturers' championships from 2014 to 2017. Firstly, we employed gAI (ChatGPT) to obtain an overview of the Porsche 919’s hybrid power unit. We used the prompt, "WEC LMP1 Power Unit (Porsche 919, 2017)", which gave us a broad range of interesting and useful facts and information about the engine. We then conducted our own research and looked through various websites on google to gather more key information. We watched YouTube videos on the Porsche 919 Hybrid called, "The AMAZING Porsche 919 Hybrid | Chris Harris Drives | Top Gear", and “