Porsche wants to conquer the Nurburgring with a hydrogen engine

Porsche recently conducted a fully digital study to analyze the potential of hydrogen combustion engines, focusing on how effective they would be in breaking new records at the Nurburgring. It is important to note that we are not talking about fuel cell vehicles like the Toyota Mirai and the Hyundai Nexo. These vehicles use hydrogen as part of a chemical reaction, which creates electricity and powers an electric motor. A hydrogen combustion engine follows the same principles as internal combustion; instead of using gas or diesel for the combustion process, a hydrogen combustion engine uses a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.

Porsche has examined the hydrogen engines available on the market and has stated that the powers involved are too low for Porsche and has therefore devised a completely different new system. Vincenzo Bevilacqua, Senior Expert Engine Simulation at Porsche Engineering, said the brand aims to match the power and torque of today's high-performance gasoline engines. - th_motorlabs_d_mh2_1 slot id: th_motorlabs_d_mh2 "); }
Thanks to all these measures, the Porsche V8 has managed to reach 590 horsepower of maximum power with very low CO2, particulate, and nitrogen oxides emissions. According to the simulations, the engine installed on a hypothetical 2,600 kg car could run at the Nurburgring in 8'20 "2; not a great time and close to the Taycan Turbo S, but still valid. At the moment Porsche's intentions are not very clear, but the brand after e-fuels could decide to enter the hydrogen solutions segment as well: we'll see.